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James Gillray
1756-1815
The grand coronation procession of Napoleone the 1st, Emperor of France, from the Church of Notre Dame, Decr 2d 1804 / Js. Gillray inv. & fect.
London : Publish'd Jany 1st 1805, by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street, [1805]
etching, hand colored
image: 210 x 762 mm; plate mark: 233 x 772 mm; sheet: 243 x 784 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.331
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Caricature showing coronation procession, with Napoleon and Josephine in center, headed by members of the Imperial family (including Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister Pauline, Hortense Bonaparte, and Julie Clary), followed by Talleyrand and his wife, and a dejected Pope Pius VII. Napoleon's train is supported by Spain, Prussia and Holland, followed by the Republican generals Berthier, Bernadotte and Augereau, Senator Fouché, and the Garde d'Honneur.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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