Napoleon - An Intimate Portrait


Preparatory drawing for “Psyche and Cupid”

Preparatory drawing for “Psyche and Cupid”

François Gérard - c. 1798

The neoclassic style of the First Empire often celebrated the beauties of the nude body, sometimes straining the limits of credibility. In this study for a painting that hangs in the Louvre, Baron Gérard pursues the perfection of physical beauty through line, composition, color and the delicate rendering of flesh.

Historical Provenance - Bulot collection

Graphite on paper



THOMAS JEFFERSON, JAMES MADISON, DAVID GELSTON SIGNED DOCUMENT, 1ST BARBARY WAR picture

THOMAS JEFFERSON, JAMES MADISON, DAVID GELSTON SIGNED DOCUMENT, 1ST BARBARY WAR

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STEPHEN DECATUR & STEPHEN DECATUR SR. SIGNED, U.S. NAVY, BARBARY WARS, WAR 1812 picture

STEPHEN DECATUR & STEPHEN DECATUR SR. SIGNED, U.S. NAVY, BARBARY WARS, WAR 1812

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Cadet Sweets Trading Card 1959 Pirate Buccaneer PSA 10 Barbary Cannon war ships picture

Cadet Sweets Trading Card 1959 Pirate Buccaneer PSA 10 Barbary Cannon war ships

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1805 PORTLAND GAZETTE NEWSPAPER END OF WAR WITH BARBARY PIRATES picture

1805 PORTLAND GAZETTE NEWSPAPER END OF WAR WITH BARBARY PIRATES

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Puritan and Cavalier The English Civil war by James Barbary Hard cover picture

Puritan and Cavalier The English Civil war by James Barbary Hard cover

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The USS New York in the Barbary Wars & First Day Cover honoring New York State picture

The USS New York in the Barbary Wars & First Day Cover honoring New York State

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