Modern · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 205721
Napoléon III (1808–1873), Emperor of the French
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1873
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Purchase, Anne and George Blumenthal Fund, Munsey and Fletcher Funds, funds from various donors, Agnes Shewan Rizzo Bequest and Mrs. Peter Oliver Gift, 1974 · Public domain
- Artist
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
- Date
- 1873
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (52.1 x 36.8 x 28.9 cm)
- Era
- Modern
Why it matters
Napoléon III (1808–1873), Emperor of the French, dated 1873, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Marble. The museum attributes the work to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. The recorded dimensions are Overall (confirmed): 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (52.1 x 36.8 x 28.9 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.