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JACQUES LOUIS DAVID. Sketch of Josephine at Napoleon's coronation, 2 December 1804, (1921). Creator: Jacques-Louis David.

JACQUES LOUIS DAVID. Sketch of Josephine at Napoleon's coronation, 2 December 1804, (1921). 'L'Impératrice Joséphine au couronnement'. Preparatory study from life of Napoleon's empress consort Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) for a painting of the coronation of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) which took place on Sunday 2 December 1804 at the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Napoleon first crowned himself, then put the crown on Josephine's head, proclaiming her empress. Here she bows her head, ready to receive the crown. 'Le Sacre de Napoléon' by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon, was completed in 1807. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921].
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Sketch of Josephine at Napoleon's coronation, 2 December 1804, (1921). Creator: Jacques-Louis David.
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Sketch of Josephine at Napoleon's coronation, 2 December 1804, (1921). 'L'Impératrice Joséphine au couronnement'. Preparatory study from life of Napoleon's empress consort Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) for a painting of the coronation of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) which took place on Sunday 2 December 1804 at the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Napoleon first crowned himself, then put the crown on Josephine's head, proclaiming her empress. Here she bows her head, ready to receive the crown. 'Le Sacre de Napoléon' by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon, was completed in 1807. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]
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4076 x 5347 px | 62.4 MB
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34.5 x 45.3 cm | 13.6 x 17.8 in (300 dpi)
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