Canova - Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker, c1990-2010. Artist: Nigel Corrie.
/2649503.jpg "Canova - Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker, c1990-2010. Artist: Nigel Corrie.")
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Apsley House, London, c1990-2010. Interior view of the principal staircase with a statue of Napoleon holding a figure of Victory by Antonio Canova (1757-1822). 'Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker'. The statue was originally commissioned from the celebrated Italian sculptor by Napoleon himself. In 1816, after Napoleon's downfall, it was presented to the 1st Duke of Wellington by the Prince Regent (later George IV).
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Creator
- Nigel Corrie, attributed to: British:
Subject
- Napoleon Bonaparte I: Corsican: Emperor, soldier, politician
People Related
- Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister
- Robert Adam: British, Scottish: Architect, artist, designer, engraver, interior designer, watercolourist, draftsman
- Benjamin Dean Wyatt: British: Architect
- Antonio Canova: Italian: Artist, sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of Westminster Westminster
- 51 29 09 N , 000 08 01 W
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3672x4858
File Size : 52,262kb
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- J040041.tif
- 0250004278
- 2-649-503
- 2649503
- J040041.tif
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