Antoine-Jean Gros, an Artist Rewarded by Napoleon

Published on 02 March 2022, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 07 March 2022 - 14:30 (CET) - 26 bis, allée Saint-François - 29600 Morlaix - Saint-Martin-des-Champs

This is the only preparatory drawing for a work commissioned by the painter’s colleagues. It recalls the major artistic event of the time in France, the Salon.

Antoine-Jean Gros, known as Baron Gros (1771-1835), Napoléon visitant le salon du... Antoine-Jean Gros, an Artist Rewarded by Napoleon

Antoine-Jean Gros, known as Baron Gros (1771-1835), Napoléon visitant le salon du Louvre distribuant à des artistes des croix de la Légion d'honneur le 22 October 1808 (Napoleon Visiting the Louvre and Giving Artists the Legion of Honor Cross at the Salon du Louvre on October 22, 1808), pen and brown ink, 50 x 70 cm/19.68 x 27.56 in.
Estimate: €30,000/40,000

Emperor Napoleon I never let an opportunity for self-promotion slip by. Accompanied by Josephine and Hortense de Beauharnais, he is in the center of this drawing of the 1808 Salon du Louvre, busy handing out Legion of Honor crosses to distinguished artists. First among them is Jacques-Louis…

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