Description | Bronze bust of herm form, titled NAPOLEON, and inscribed 'Denon, directeur/ Chaudet, fecit/ Gonon; Canleurs, ciseleur. 1808.' on the proper right side Bronze, cast, and chased. Of herm form, showing the sitter full face. On the front in intaglio: 'NAPOLÉON'. On the proper right side is inscribed: 'Denon, directeur/ Chaudet, fecit/ Gonon; Canleurs, ciseleur. 1808.' |
Documentation | - (1982) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (Cambs.): Pevensey Press [page: 164]
[comments: Publ.] - (1989 - 90) Treasures from the Fitzwilliam: ''The Increase of Learning and other great Objects of that Noble Foundation'', Cambridge (Cambs.) [page: p. 129]
[comments: Publ. p. 129, cat. no. 130] - (1999) Dominique-Vivant Denon, L'Oeil de Napoléon, Colmar, Paris [page: pp. 426-7]
[comments: Publ. no. 494. The text points out that this bust bears the first known appearance of the founder Honoré Gonon, then 28 years old. Fifteen bronze busts of exceptional quality were ordered by the Emperor and distributed to leading persons.] - Avery, Victoria (2002) Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, London: Gli Ori [page: p. 323]
[comments: Publ. p. 323, checklist no. 83] - (2005) Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum, London: Scala [page: 164]
[comments: Publ. p. 164, illustrated in colour with brief text] - Dubois, L.J.J. (1826) Description des Objets d'Arts qui Composent Le Cabinet de Feu M. Le Baron V. Denon, Monuments Antiques, Historiques, Modernes; Ouvrages Orientaux..., Colmar, Paris: Hippolyte Tilliard [page: pp. 155-6]
[comments: Publ.. no. 715] - Hubert, Gérard (1999) Napoléon, portraits contemporains bustes et statues, Colmar, Paris: Arthena [page: pp. 78-87]
[comments: Ref. For the Chaudet bust of Napoléon, see pp. 78-87. This example mentioned on p. 87. See p. 85, fig. 57, p. 86, fig. 58 and detail of inscription, p. 87, fig. 59, inscription, an example at the Château de Malmaison.] - Hildebrandt, E. (1924) Malerei und Plastik des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts in Frankreich, [page: p. 92]
[comments: Cf. Bronze in the Musée du Louvre, p. 92 and afb. 139] - Halsema-Kubes, W. (1973) Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam [page: p. 435]
[comments: Cf. Marble in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, p. 435, no. 759, ill. (R.B.K. 1966-5).] - Christie's (1987) A Collection of Napoleonic Memorabilia, London: Christie's 18 June 1987)
[comments: Cf. Marble, lot 301. Prob from Carrara. (Est. £3-4,000)] - Phillip's (1988) 19th Century Sculpture, Furniture and Works of Art, 25th October 1988, London?25th October 1988)
[comments: Cf. A marble sold (Estimate £800-1,200)] - Sotheby's (1991) Neo-Classical and Empire Porcelain, 14th May 1991, Geneva [page: pp. 46-7] 14th May 1991)
[comments: Cf. A Sèvres biscuit example, p. 46, lot 95, ill. p. 47 Mention is made of a marble e.g. exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987, Art and Design in Europe and America (1800-1900), p. 28 & 29. Also of a bronze given by Napoléon to the Comte de Luçay, formerly in the Brouwet Collection, see the Catalogue, no. 279.] - Sotheby's (1996) 19th Century Decorative Arts and Paintings Property from the Burbridge Foundation Collection, 11th September 1996, New York11th September 1996)
[comments: Cf. A bronze, bearing the inscription 'Canova 1802', lot 219.] - Christie's (1997) Important European Sculpture and Works of Art, London: Christie's [page: p. 66] 2 December 1997)
[comments: Cf. A marble 59.7 cm high, by tradition from collection of Prince Murat, p. 66, lot 86. Estimate £20,000-30,000.] - Sotheby's, Paris (2003) Empire, Mobilier, Objets d'Art, Tableaux, Livres et Manuscrits, Colmar, Paris: Sotheby's [page: 31] 2 December 2003)
[comments: Cf. Lot 32, a plaster patinated to resemble bronze, titled across the front, and bearing a circular metal cartouche with monogrammed ADC, h. 57.5 cm, from the atelier of Chaudet. The cataloguer noted that in June 1804, the Affiches advertised that plaster busts of the Emperor by Chaudet were available.] - Melegati, Luca (2007) Un portrait de Napoléon à Doccia, Sèvres: Amis du musée national de Céramique [page: 75-77]
Source title: Sèvres, Revue de la Société des amis du musée national de Céramique (2008)
[comments: Cf. pp. 75, pl. 1, a biscuit porcelain bust of c. 1810 after the Chaudet portrait, made by the Ginori factory at Doccia.]
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