Description
This bust of the Empress Josephine was sculpted in Milan in 1805 when she accompanied Napoleon to that city for his coronation as the King of Italy.
Provenance
Comte Penha Longa (Paris, France);; Possibly sold, Penha Longa sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 2, 1911, to André J. Seligman; Possibly André J. Seligman (Paris, France), possibly by inheritance to his son and daughter-in-law Germain and Ethlyne J. Seligman.; Possibly Germain and Ethlyne J. Seligman, upon his death, by inheritance to Ethlyne J. Seligman.; Ethlyne J. Seligman, upon her death, held in trust by the estate.; Estate of Ethlyne J. Seligman, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
Accession Number
1994.125
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
Overall: 29.6 x 17 x 11 cm (11 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Bequest of Ethlyne J. Seligman
