Bust Portrait Of Napoleon In Coronation Costume, Lefèvre Workshop 1806

Portrait of Naoléon, oil on canvas dimensions 65 cm x 54 cm, with gilded wooden frame: 81 cm x 70cm, workshop of Robert Lefèvre 1806. Bust portrait of the Emperor Napoleon in coronation costume, dressed in his red cloak with golden bees, wearing the large necklace of the Legion of Honor on the ermine. Study on the model used in Robert Lefèvre's workshop to create the numerous replicas ordered by the State. Former student of the painter Regnault, Robert Lefèvre (1755 - 1830) had gained a reputation as a portrait painter through the salons where he exhibited from 1791, thanks to Denon he became one of the main suppliers to the Emperor's household and executed numerous portraits of the Emperor in coronation costume or in uniform, he also worked a lot for the imperial family. It should be noted that all the official portraits were approved by the painter in person. We know that 18 versions in imperial attire were made for Madame Mère and Joseph and that a version without the imperial crown was painted for Marshal Soult.