The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries is an 1812 painting by Jacques Louis David. It shows Napoleon I of France in uniform in his study at the Tuileries. It was a private commission from the Scottish nobleman and fan of Napoleon Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton in 1811 and completed in 1812. Originally shown at Hamilton Palace, it was sold to Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery in 1882, from whom it was bought by the Sa...
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The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries is an 1812 painting by Jacques Louis David. It shows Napoleon I of France in uniform in his study at the Tuileries. It was a private commission from the Scottish nobleman and fan of Napoleon Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton in 1811 and completed in 1812. Originally shown at Hamilton Palace, it was sold to Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery in 1882, from whom it was bought by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1954, which deposited it in Washington DC's National Gallery of Art, where it now hangs.
Vertical in format, it shows Napoleon standing, three-quarters, life size, wearing the uniform of a colonel of the Imperial Guard Foot Grenadiers (blue with white facings and red cuffs). He also wears his Légion d'honneur and Order of the Iron Crown decorations, along with gold epaulettes, white French-style culottes and white stockings. His face is turned towards the viewer and his right hand is in his jacket.
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