Bust of Napoleon
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian
Artist: Antonio Canova
Artist bio: Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1808–14
Medium: White marble (probably Carrara)
Dimensions: wt confirmed: 29 × 19 × 17 in., 265 lb. (73.7 × 48.3 × 43.2 cm, 120.2 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Bequest of Roger Prigent, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Napoleon I