[NAPOLÉON I.]. 2 needlepoint portraits on paper, mid-19th c.; 1 page in-4 each. Portraits made by perforating paper with a needle. NAPOLEON. 14.5 x 9.5 cm on sheet 22.5 x 18.3 cm. Title at bottom and signature "H. D." lower right. This portrait depicts the Emperor in a three-quarter bust, arms crossed, bareheaded, in the uniform of colonel of the Imperial Guard foot grenadiers. L'homme Immortel. 19 x 12 cm on 25 x 20 cm sheet (small crack in perforation, and restored marginal lack). Title in upper part and, below the portrait, a quatrain also done in needlepoint: "He lived, he conquered, favorite of glory / His gaze made the kings of the universe tremble / He knew how to make victory march before him / Tearful memory! He died in irons". The Emperor is shown in profile, in the same uniform, wearing his bicorne and two decorations.
Estimate
€120 - €150
Result
€90
Buyer's premium
28%
[NAPOLÉON I.]. 2 needlepoint portraits on paper, mid-19th c.; 1 page in-4 each.
Portraits made by perforating paper with a needle.
NAPOLEON. 14.5 x 9.5 cm on sheet 22.5 x 18.3 cm. Title at bottom and signature "H. D." lower right. This portrait depicts the Emperor in a three-quarter bust, arms crossed, bareheaded, in the uniform of colonel of the Imperial Guard foot grenadiers.
L'homme Immortel. 19 x 12 cm on 25 x 20 cm sheet (small crack in perforation, and restored marginal lack). Title in upper part and, below the portrait, a quatrain also done in needlepoint: "He lived, he conquered, favorite of glory / His gaze made the kings of the universe tremble / He knew how to make victory march before him / Tearful memory! He died in irons". The Emperor is shown in profile, in the same uniform, wearing his bicorne and two decorations.
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