"The Indian Tribe Of Oceania (detail)"
Rare and very beautiful painting, inspired by the novel written by Lucien Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I.A great admirer and friend of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Lucien Bonaparte published in 1799 a sentimental and exotic novel, which takes place in Ceylon and Colombo.
Printed in small numbers (300 copies it seems) in May 1799, "The Indian Tribe" enjoyed critical acclaim. Lucien Bonaparte, who became Minister of the Interior after the 18th Brumaire, bought back and destroyed all the copies still on the market. There are three copies left in the collections open to the public: one at the National Library of France, another at the library of the Château d'Oron (Switzerland), and the third at the New York Public Library, illustrated with five engravings by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. The fourth copy of the original edition is now kept at the Fondation Napoléon.
Oil on canvas, painted between 1800 and 1820, on its original canvas.
Dimensions of the work: 65 cm x 45 cm
Trace of signature at the bottom right.
Very good condition - all small old restorations.
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