NO. 791

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

NO. 791

Entry/Object ID

MP.2007.44

Description

Lithograph of male figure asleep outdoors; bearded man in medieval-style dress, including hood, tunic and stockings, shown reclined against boulder and framed by a bower of shrubbery and trees; Romanesque castle with arched windows and square tower visible in background; narrow double line border; printed at bottom: "Charlotte", "Lld. Robert inv.", "Lito Salucci No. 791."; watermark: in script "NB [?]".

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Louis-Léopold Robert

Attribution

Artist

Princess Charlotte Bonaparte

Attribution

Artist

Napoléon-Louis Bonaparte

Attribution

Artist

(Giovanni?) Salucci

Attribution

Lithographer

Date made

circa 1828

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12 in

Width

8-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 in. (30.5 x 22.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Water stain across bottom third of paper; scattered foxing overall; paper cut irregularly; black ink line on reverse (transfer?)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.2007.38 - Print - Related MP.2007.32 - Print - Related MP.2007.41 - Print - Related MP.2007.48 - Print - Related MP.2007.58 - Print - Related MP.2007.27 - Portfolio - Contents

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found in portfolio of sketches and drawings belonging to Cora Livingston Barton. This print is part of an album of twelve landscape lithographs. In 1825, Louis-Léopold Robert was introduced in Rome, to Queen Hortense and her son Napoléon-Louiswho was married to his cousin Princess Charlotte. Accomplished amateur artists themselves, the prince and his wife became friends of the artist and collaborated with him to create this album.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29A