Napoleon in the Chamber of Deputies, from the Political and Military Life of Napoleon
1822/26
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 32 × 46 cm (12 5/8 × 18 1/8 in.); Primary support: 33 × 48.6 cm (13 × 19 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 42.8 × 57 cm (16 7/8 × 22 1/2 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
44585
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of early 19th-century France with *Napoleon in the Chamber Deputies*, a striking lithograph by Charles Étienne Pierre Motte, created between 1822 and 1826. Part of the expansive series *The Political and Military Life of Napoleon*, this print captures the Emperor at a pivotal moment in the French legislative assembly, surrounded by the trappings of power. Measuring about 32 × 46 cm, it's rendered in bold black ink on delicate ivory China paper, then carefully laid down on ivory w paper for stability—a testament to the era's fine printing craftsmanship. Lithography...