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White marble bust depicting Napoleon Bonaparte, second half of the 19th century
portrayed at the age of twenty-seven when he was appointed General in Chief of the Italian Army.
The proposed work is taken from a series of six plaster sculptures preserved in the Malmaison Castle and representing Napoleon I at different moments in his life.
See for comparison: General Napoleon in Chief of the Italian Army, marble bust, Universal Exhibition of 1867, General Catalog, group I, class 3, p. 47, n.116
altezza cm 80 ca.
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Antiquariato - Arredi, Dipinti Antichi e del XIX
wed 1 December 2021
SINGLE SESSION 01/12/2021 Hours 15:00