Date : between 1811 and 1812
Dimensions : 79 cm x 97 cm
Material : Oil painting on canvas sticked on wood
Acquisition : Purchase (1918)
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French Painting
Painting (Portrait)
Area related
France
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The sitter was the Chief of Police in Napoleonic Rome (1810-1814). A bust, perhaps representing Napoleon's son, was originally included at the top left. This detail was painted over, presumably after the fall of Napoleon. As the oil paint has become more translucent over time, it has re-emerged as a ghostly presence.
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