{"product_id":"lucien-bonaparte-napoleon-brother-antique-french-aquatint-portrait-framed","title":"Lucien Bonaparte Napoleon Brother Antique French Aquatint Portrait Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original French Revolution portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eLucien Bonaparte\u003c\/strong\u003e, the portrait roundel engraved in aquatint by Levachez and the narrative vignette beneath designed and etched by Duplessi-Bertaux.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lettering reads \u003cstrong\u003eLUCIEN BONAPARTE, SÉNATEUR, GRAND OFFICIER DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR et Membre de l'Institut National\u003c\/strong\u003e. In place of a narrative vignette, his name is set in an engraved tablet beneath the portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucien Bonaparte, younger brother of Napoleon, was President of the Council of Five Hundred at the coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799, which brought his brother to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe portrait follows the same roundel format as Levachez's revolutionary portraits, but with a name tablet in place of a vignette; no artist's credit is legible in the photographs, so it is offered without a firm attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFraming and provenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e in an ebonised reeded frame bearing to the reverse the trade label of Samuel Jennings, 16 Duke Street, Manchester Square, London - \"To Her Majesty the Queen \u0026amp; the Royal Family, Estab'd 1824\". The National Portrait Gallery's directory of British framemakers records \u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Jennings, Carver, Gilder \u0026amp; Printseller\u003c\/strong\u003e at 16 Duke Street, Manchester Square, London from 1850 to 1885, so this print has been in an English collection since the Victorian period. Offered from a group of these portraits framed by Jennings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e age-toning and foxing to the paper consistent with age, with \u003cstrong\u003eheavy foxing\u003c\/strong\u003e throughout the margins; please see all photographs, which form part of the description. Frame with wear commensurate with age. Hanging wire to the reverse. Not examined out of the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 x 22.5 cm framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully packed and posted. Please ask if you would like any further photographs or measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moffitts Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54613045936412,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_c84cc99a-e33a-4ea4-bb1f-b664f952e002.jpg?v=1790407230","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/lucien-bonaparte-napoleon-brother-antique-french-aquatint-portrait-framed","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}