Junot
anonymous; veuve Delpech (Naudet)
in of na 1818 - in of voor 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
180; 277
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 277 mm x breedte 180 mm
Art Historical Context
**Junot**, a striking lithograph from the early 19th century, captures the likeness of Andoche Junot, a prominent French general and close aide to Napoleon Bonaparte. Created by an anonymous artist and published by Veuve Delpech (Naudet)—the widow of the renowned Parisian lithographer François Séraphin Delpech—this print dates to sometime in or after 1818 and before 1842. Measuring 277 mm in height by 180 mm in width, it exemplifies the compact yet detailed format popular for portrait sheets during the post-Napoleonic era. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaking around 1800 b...