Napoleon

Drawing

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Napoleon

Entry/Object ID

1972.66.13

Description

Ink and watercolor drawing showing a man (Napoleon) on a brown spotted horse. The man is wearing a blue bicorn hat, a blue and green military coat, white breeches, and brown knee-high boots. The saddle, blanket, and bridle are pink, and the words, "IN France" are written on the saddle. The horse's spots are created by crosshatching in a basketweave pattern. The drawing is framed within a circle made of diamond-shaped pink and blue stamps. The bottom is labeled, "Written by Aug.s P. Walter. Burke. Vermont.", in decorative script.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Watercolor

Subject Person or Organization

Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821)

Context

Made by Augustus Porter Walter of Burke, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1972.66

Source or Donor

Nelson, Elizabeth G. Walter (1891-1981)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Walter, Augustus Porter (1834-1872)

Place

Town

Burke

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17 in

Width

14 in