The Translation of the Ashes of Napoleon: 15 December, 1840

Provenance

Possibly King Louis Philippe [according to Henry Strachey]. Prince de Joinville [according to Henry Strachey]; given to Queen Victoria, Windsor, England [according to Henry Strachey]. Sold, Sotheby’s, London, March 13, 1986, lot 23. Sold by Henry Strachey to the Art Institute, 1986.

The Translation of the Ashes of Napoleon: 15 December, 1840

Eugène Louis Lami

c. 1842

Accession Number

105469

Medium

Watercolor and gouache, with traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

15.3 × 25.7 cm (6 1/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Classification

watercolor

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Suzanne Dixon Fund