William Essex
, British, 1784-1869
after
Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin
, French, 1759-1832
Title
Napoleon I, Emperor or France (1769-1821)Date1832
MediumEnamel on copper
Dimensions
4.2 x 3 cm
SignedW. Essex
on verso: W. Essex Pt. 1832
(Treasures to Hold: Irish and English Miniatures 1650-1850 from the National Gallery of Ireland Collection, Paul Caffrey, 2000)
Credit LinePresented, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, 1951
Object numberNGI.3617
Inscriptionon verso: Bonaparte/ from an original miniature/ by Augustin. W. Essex. Pt. 1832./ Enamel painter to H.R.H./ the Princess Augusta