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Madame Mère (Mother of Napoleon)

Madame Mère (Mother of Napoleon)

(French, 1748–1825)
about 1817–20
Medium/TechniqueBlack chalk
DimensionsSheet (sight): 17.1 x 10.8 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Framed: 34.3 x 27.9 cm (13 1/2 x 11 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2555
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsBottom: S.A>J. Madame Mère/ de S.M. l/Empereur/ par David Information on frame
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York, Paris, Rhode Island; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)
Portrait of a Lady of the Court
Portrait of a Lady of the Court
Jacques Louis David
about 1806
The Washerwoman
The Washerwoman
Jacques Louis François Touzé
Jewel Box
Jewel Box
Jacques de LaJoue II
Scene of the Plague (Drame de la Peste)
Scene of the Plague (Drame de la Peste)
Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
1808–12
View of the Orangerie of Versailles, taken from the balustrade at the edge of the terrace of the chateau
View of the Orangerie of Versailles, taken from the balustrade at the edge of the terrace of the chateau
Jacques Rigaud
1720s
Woman Reading
Woman Reading
Jacques-André Portail
1735–59
Laughing Man
Laughing Man
Louis-Léopold Boilly
undated
A lady with blue ribbons, plumed headress
A lady with blue ribbons, plumed headress
Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle
Young woman in pink dress, ruffled cap
Young woman in pink dress, ruffled cap
Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle
Portrait of a Woman Seated at a Table
Portrait of a Woman Seated at a Table
Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle
undated
The Tempest, Neptune Commanding the Winds to Retreat, Venus Parting from Aeneas
The Tempest, Neptune Commanding the Winds to Retreat, Venus Parting from Aeneas
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
about 1820-24
Standing female figure full-length, in classical dress
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
1815