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The Right Owner

1804
Not on view
Napoleon sits on a throne at right wearing a crown, reacting in fear as the ghost of Louis XVI appears at left amongst clouds and points accusing at the emperor. Louis is shown in profile and wears the St. Esprit medal and cross of St. Louis.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Right Owner
  • Artist: Isaac Cruikshank (British (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1764–1811 London)
  • Publisher: Thomas Williamson (British, active 1801–25)
  • Sitter: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
  • Sitter: Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
  • Date: 1804
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 9/16 in. (25.5 × 34.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.602.88
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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