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Léonard de Saint-Germain: marble bust of Napoléon I, ca. 1866

Image of Léonard de Saint-Germain: marble bust of Napoléon I, ca. 1866

Na oléon [sic.]

A beautiful albumen print from the marble bust of Napoleon by Antonio Canova. The print was part of the book: "Album de la famille Bonaparte. Reproduction des portraits originaux légués à la ville d’Ajaccio par Madame Mère. Nice, 1866" (see last image for reference only).

Fascinating detail: the letter "P" is missing on the marble bust.

Albumen print with good tonality ca. 10,3 x 8,9 cm
original mount ca. 43,9 x 31,7 cm