'The grand coronation procession of Napoleone the 1st Emperor of France, from the church of Notre-Dame Decr 2d 1804'
1 portrait of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevento
'The grand coronation procession of Napoleone the 1st Emperor of France, from the church of Notre-Dame Decr 2d 1804'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 January 1805
9 1/4 in. x 30 1/4 in. (235 mm x 769 mm) plate size; 9 3/4 in. x 30 5/8 in. (249 mm x 778 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13109
Artistsback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 887 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Hannah Humphrey (circa 1745-1818), Publisher and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846), Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and King of Holland. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Napoléon Charles Bonaparte (1802-1807), Eldest son of Louis Bonaparte. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Pauline (née Bonaparte), Princess Borghese (1780-1825), Sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), Cardinal. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Joseph Fouché (1763-1820), French revolutionary and minister of police. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Catherine Grand (née Worlée, later de Talleyrand Périgord) (1762-1834), Mistress and later wife of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Joséphine Bonaparte (née Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, formerly de Beauharnais) (1763-1814), Empress consort of Napoléon Bonaparte. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
- Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-14. Sitter associated with 91 portraits. Identify
- Pope Pius VII (Luigi Barnaba Chiaramonti) (1740-1823), Pope 1800-23. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevento (1754-1838), French foreign minister; ambassador to London 1830-34. Sitter in 23 portraits. Identify
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1805back to top
Current affairs
Nelson's state funeral is held at St Paul's. An occasion for an outpouring of national grief and patriotism, the grand ceremony built on the cult of Nelson which had emerged in the years before his death.Art and science
Mary Tighe publishes Pysche or the Legend of Love, a romantic allegory in the fashionable medieval revival style, admired by both Keats and Shelley.The 'poems of Ossian' are officially declared a fake and a great literary scandal ends as Scottish poet James Macpherson is exposed as the forger of the third century bard's epic works.
International
Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon's ultimate plan to invade England from Boulogne with 100,000 men is thwarted by superior British naval power. Nelson dies in the closing moments of battle having been wounded by a French sniper, but survives long enough to learn that a decisive victory has been won.Comments back to top
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