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Collection
Wheatland
Title
Empress Eugenie
Object ID
W.1991.002.001
Date Range
1854/12
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Collection
Wheatland
Title
Empress Eugenie
Description
Color lithograph of Empress Eugenie. The lithograph was created from an original painting by F. Winterhalter. The Empress is standing on a platform, her body facing left, head turned front, her right hand raised over a jewelled crown that sits atop of a gold trimmed brown pillow on a red and gold trimmed table; a gold embroidered arm chair is behind her. The Empress is wearing a a long pearl necklace over her white double flounced evening gown trimmed in lace and enhanced by a green bustle as well as a blue and white sash. She wears a jeweled bracelet on both arms, a pearl tiara with a small pearl crown atop her chignon veil.
Leon-Noel, Lithographer
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To Kennedy, May Selden (Paternal cousin)
To Taylor, Julia Kennedy (May's sister)
To Taylor, Margaret Beverly (Julia's daughter)
To Taylor, Edmund R. III (Julia's grandson)
To James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Date Range
1854/12
Creator
Leon-Noel
F. Winterhalter- Painted original
Made By
Leon-Noel
Last Owner
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Eugenie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French
Subcategory
Art
Subject of Painting
Eugenie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, 1826-1920
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Inscription Language
French
Inscription Position
Bottom of print
Inscription Technique
Stamped
Inscription Text
Pubhe par Goupil et Compie Paris 15 Xbre 1854 Imp. par Lemercieri Paris Goupil & Co. London New York Berlin Verlag von Goupil & Co.
Inscription Type
Paper Tag
Frame
H: 36.25 inches x W: 26.25 inches
Object Name
Print
Material
Paper / Wood
Medium
Print
Height (in)
36.25
Width (in)
26.25
Depth (in)
1.625
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-10
Condition Notes
Frame cleaned and restored by Joseph Libhart of Marietta, PA in 11/1991. Crack in upper left corner of glass covering print.
Object ID
W.1991.002.001
Notes
'Mrs. Johnson (sic) 1739 I Street' written on reverse side of frame. Label from Veerhoff's Art Store, Washington D.C. also on back of frame.
Place of Origin
Paris, France
Accession Number
W.1991.002
Images
Less detail