Portret van Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 215 mm x breedte 150 mm

Art Historical Context

Welcome to our exhibit featuring *Portret van Lode Napoleon Bonaparte*, an engraving by German artist Ernst Karl Gottlieb The, created between 1806 and 1834. This intimate portrait captures Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the younger brother of Emperor Napoleon I, who was appointed King of Holland in 1806 amid theonic Wars. Measuring just 215 mm high by 150 mm wide—including the plate border—it reflects the era's fascination with royal imagery, disseminating the likeness of a controversial monarch who ruled until 1810, balancing French imperial ambitions with Dutch interests. As an engraving, the w...

About the Artist

Ernst Karl Gottlieb Thelott · 1760–1834

Ernst Karl Gottlieb Thelott (1760–1834) was a German copperplate engraver and painter whose career spanned the transition from Enlightenment classicism to early Romanticism, working primarily in Augsburg and later becoming a representative figure of the Düsseldorf School of Painting. Born in Augsburg—one of Germany's historic centers for printmaking and artistic crafts—Thelott developed his engrav...