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Portrait of Elisa Napoleone Bacciochi (1806-1869)

Description

Miniature portrait of Elisa Napoleone Bacciochi (1806-1869) (Napoleone Bacciochi) (Napoleone Camerata). Half-length portrait shows Napoleone Camerata as young girl, nine years old, with short wavy brown hair, in frontal pose. She wears ivory empire waist dress with gold accents, and is posed before a landscape.

Date

circa 1815

Materials

Watercolor, ivory, metal, gold, glass

Dimensions

2.5 H x 1.5 W inches

Object ID

xx.5.59

Resource ID

8031

Credit Line

The Bonaparte Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparte

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.