Lot Essay
In 1853 Winterhalter was commissioned to paint the state portraits of the Imperial couple. The originals are missing, but a number of copies, including the present lot, have remained.
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Portrait of Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873), three-quarter-length, in dress uniform; and Portrait of Empress Eugenie (1826-1920), three-quarter-length, in a white dress and a pearl tiara
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After Franz Xavier Winterhalter
Portrait of Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873), three-quarter-length, in dress uniform; and Portrait of Empress Eugenie (1826-1920), three-quarter-length, in a white dress and a pearl tiara
Oil on canvas
53½ x 40½ in. (135.9 x 101.6 cm.)
a pair (2)
Portrait of Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873), three-quarter-length, in dress uniform; and Portrait of Empress Eugenie (1826-1920), three-quarter-length, in a white dress and a pearl tiara
Oil on canvas
53½ x 40½ in. (135.9 x 101.6 cm.)
a pair (2)
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