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Portrait of Napoleon on his deathbed, Ibbetson #867263

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Portrait of Napoleon on his deathbed, Ibbetson #867263
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Inscribed on a letter attached to the reverse of the painting " Pained by Ibbetson from a sketch made by him at St Helena of Napoleon the morning after his death which took place in the eveneing of the 5th May 1821 at sunset. The features had fadded away during his illness but the ??.. In the features in the ???reamined. The Ca??.was very placidthe colour of the skin very yellow, and there was a redness about the eyes which had the appearance as if the head had been beat and buried. A picture similar to this was painted by the same person at St Helena immediately after the sketch was taken and was given by Sir Henderson Lowe on his return to England after the death of Napoleon to King George the IV. This picture is now at Hampton Court and it appears by a Historical work called the "act Sessions" that the Les ??.of it is erroneously attributed to Madam le Brun.
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<tr><td>Condition:Overall good condition</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:C 1800</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Denzil Ibbetson</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:19.29</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:28.15</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Napoleon on his deathbed, Ibbetson</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Oil on Canvas.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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