Object Details
- Artist
- Charles Percier, French, 1764–1838
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- In the middle of the center rectangle is a circular medallion with Napoleonic N; the coats of arms of the emperor and of the King of Italy are shown laterally. Laurels are in each corner of the interior square; depictions of men battling centaurs between the laurels. Outside edge around center rectangle are identical depictions of Victory presenting a figure to a winged male nude. Each scene is separated by armor. The plaques behind each figure refer to specific victories of the Napoeonic army. The conquered armies are noted on the plaques. The center rectangle and the scenes on the lower left are completed with color.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt
- ca. 1810
- Accession Number
- 1903-12-48
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- architecture, interiors
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper
- Dimensions
- 56.6 x 45.4 cm (22 5/16 x 17 7/8 in.)
- made in
- France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1903-12-48
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4282c4222-8052-4843-930c-0c29c330a30c
