The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Catalogue
- Year
- 1812
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 203.9 × 125.1 cm (80 1/4 × 49 1/4 in.) framed: 243.9 x 165.1 x 15.2 cm (96 x 65 x 6 in.) framed weight: 63.957 kg (141 lb.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Jacques-Louis David
Artist
Painting
Jacques-Louis David was a French painter whose large-scale historical compositions established neoclassicism as the dominant aesthetic of late 18th-century Europe. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he depicted classical and revolutionary subjects with austere draftsmanship, restrained color, and an emphasis on moral clarity and civic virtue. His work shaped the visual culture of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, influencing generations of academic painters across Europe.
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- Jacques-Louis David
- Year
- 1812
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 203.9 × 125.1 cm (80 1/4 × 49 1/4 in.) framed: 243.9 x 165.1 x 15.2 cm (96 x 65 x 6 in.) framed weight: 63.957 kg (141 lb.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1812-269699
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- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
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- Status
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