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Lot 79

[COPPER EMBOSSED PORTRAIT]. [BONAPARTE, Napoleon (1769-1821...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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[COPPER EMBOSSED PORTRAIT]. [BONAPARTE, Napoleon (1769-1821), subject]. First Empire Embossed Portrait of Napoleon Crossing the Alps on Horseback. [France, ca. 1800s-1810s]. Handsome embossed portrait after the famous painting of Napoleon on horseback by Jacques Louis-David (1748-1825). ?Bonaparte / Hannibal / Karolus Magnus? engraved at bottom. Sight approximately 10 ? x 8 ??. In original oak frame. Frame size approximately 14 ? x 12 ??. Occasional minor oxidation, else fine. Not examined out of frame.