A sculpted statuary marble bust of Napoleon as Premier Consul

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A sculpted statuary marble bust of Napoleon as Premier Consul
after Canova, with square truncation, inscribed NAPOLÉON, Italian, early 19th century -- 20in. (50.5cm.) high

拍品专文

The present bust of Napoleon as Premier Consul is taken from a Colossal statue first modelled by Antonio Canova (d.1822) in Rome. The latter is now displayed in the Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London. A similar example was sold, Christie's House Sale, Hopetoun House, 19th and 20th July 1993.