The Hope of Posterity: The Emperor, Empress, and King of Rome
Adrien Pierre François GodefroyWW-1811-074106
1811·Etching with engraving in black on ivory wove paper·Image: 33.2 × 42 cm (13 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.); Plate: 41.8 × 48.1 cm (16 1/2 × 18 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42.4 × 49.1 cm (16 3/4 × 19 3/8 in.)
<p>Napoleon’s beloved first wife, the Empress Josephine, bore him no children. Marie-Louise, whom he married in 1810 after divorcing Josephine, promptly produced an heir in early 1811. This optimistically titled print implies that the infant lying asleep in an ostentatious, eagle-themed cradle would succeed his father. The domestic composition overlooks Napoleon’s frequent military absences as well as the escalating battles against the English that would lead to his exile by 1814.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1811
- Dimensions
- Image: 33.2 × 42 cm (13 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.); Plate: 41.8 × 48.1 cm (16 1/2 × 18 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42.4 × 49.1 cm (16 3/4 × 19 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Adrien Pierre François Godefroy
Printmaking
Adrien Pierre Francois Godefroy (French, 1777-1865)
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- 1811
- Dimensions
- Image: 33.2 × 42 cm (13 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.); Plate: 41.8 × 48.1 cm (16 1/2 × 18 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42.4 × 49.1 cm (16 3/4 × 19 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1811-074106
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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