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Summary

Portrait of Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte,  wikidata:Q123589801 reasonator:Q123589801
Artist
Attributed to Johann Peter Krafft  (1780–1856)  wikidata:Q324683
 
Attributed to Johann Peter Krafft
Alternative names
Peter Krafft; krafft peter; peter krafft; Johann Peter Kraft; Johann peter krafft
Description Austrian painter
Date of birth/death 15 September 1780 / 17 September 1780 Edit this at Wikidata 28 October 1856 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hanau Edit this at Wikidata Vienna Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q324683,P5102,Q230768
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image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Portrait of Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte,
label QS:Len,"Portrait of Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte,"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: So-called Portrait of Napoleon II (1811-1832), son of Napoleon (1769-1821).
English: "His demeanor in this remarkable portrait eloquently illustrates the child’s reaction to this unfortunate series of events. Even here at the tender age of eight, the impact of having everything familiar taken from him is evident in the young Napoléon. His soft golden curls and blush cheeks betray the stance of defiance he assumes. With his left hand on his hip and hat in the other, one can almost feel the spirit of his once-powerful father emanating from the canvas.

In his upcoming book Francis Bonaparte: An American View of Napoleon II, author Tom Vance suggests the background of this portrait is that of the Imperial Castle at Persenbeug, with the waterway depicted being the Danube River. From July through September of 1818, Napoléon’s mother, Marie-Louise, came to reunite with her son. During that time, on July 22, he was titled Duke of Reichstadt. It is believed that this portrait was created to commemorate this event." [1]
Date 1818 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 161.3 cm (63.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 112.4 cm (44.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+161.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+112.4U174728
Private collection
institution QS:P195,Q768717
Current location
Object history

Provenance:

  • Haro, La Maison au Genie des Arts, 30 Rue du Colombier, Paris (label stamped on the reverse of the original canvas, the firm was at this address from 1826 - 1836);
  • Sibylle-Gabrielle Marie-Antoinette de Riquetti de Mirabeau, Comtesse de Martel de Janville, from 1849 until 1932, (French author who wrote under the pseudonym Gyp);
  • Thereafter, by descent in the family;
  • Private Collection, Property from the Estates of Thomas H., Freda P., and Christie Ann Hewlett, Birmingham, Michigan, until 2018
  • Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, 14 July 2018, Fine and Decorative Art: Premier Auction, lot 98 (auctioned as "Portrait of the Duke of Reichstadt, Son of Napoleon Bonaparte" by the French School) [2]
  • Auction: M.S. Rau, New Orleans, 2023 (auctioned as work by the Austrian School) [3] [4] [5]
Exhibition history Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, April 15 - November 12, 1900 (according to tradition in the Comtesse de Martel de Janville's family)
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Portrait of Napoléon II attributed to Johann Peter Krafft. Oil on canvas. Painted in 1818.

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