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Jean-Joseph BERNARD (Lunéville, 1740 - Saint-Cloud, 1807) Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in profile Large calligraphic drawing. Ink, wash and watercolour enhancement. Titled on the front, bottom, in black ink: "Napoleon Emperor of the French". Captioned at the bottom of the margin in brown ink: Executé à main levée par Bernard, Membre de l'Athenée des arts. Former writing teacher to the gentlemen of the late King Stanislas. Coaster, gilded wood frame 57 x 41 cm Provenance : - Count and Countess Charles-André Colonna Walewski Collection Related work : Musée Carnavalet, History of Paris, portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in bust and profile, calligraphy. Biography : Jean-Joseph Bernard, known as Bernard de Paris or Bernard le figuriste, was a French master writer of the 18th century, born on 20 August 1740 in Lunéville. died in Saint-Cloud on 10 November 1809. Temporary import The buyer will be required to pay import duties, i.e. 5.5% in addition to the hammer price, unless the item is immediately re-exported outside the European Union. Work in temporary import The buyer will have to pay import fees of 5.5% in addition to the hammer price, unless the buyer immediately re-exports the lot outside the European Union.
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
Lot description modified on 06/10/2026 at 4:03 PM
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Michel Bury and Henri du Cray
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