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Portrait of Maria Laetitia Ramolino

  • lithography, paper
  • 239 x 164 mm
  • Inv. 2013-XT

Public Domain

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Maria Laetitia Ramolino (Ajaccio (Corsica) 1750 - Rome 1836) called Madame Mère, was the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Although she was the (grand)mother of emperors, kings and princes, she had no noble or imperial title.

Artist

Jean François Le Villain
Paris 1818 - Paris 1852
lithographersAAT

Nicolas Eustache Maurin RKD
Perpignan 1799 - Paris 1850
after

François Pascal Simon Gérard RKD
Rome 1770 - Paris 1837
after

Joseph Straszewicz
Raguve (P) 1801 - Paris 1838
publisherAAT

Title Portrait of Maria Laetitia Ramolino
Period 19th century
Location Paris TGN
Medium and support lithography AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription: N. Maurin del
inscription: Lith. de Villain.
inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Marie Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte./ Mère de l'Empereur Napoléon.
inscription: L'original de ce portrait peint à l'huile par Gérard se trouve/ dans la Galerie de Versailles.
inscription outside the depiction, centre below: A Paris publié par J. Straszewicz, rue Colombier, N° 3.
Collection print room
Object type lithographs AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2013-XT
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-XT
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8386/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300015637 portraits AAT
Keywords Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31D15 adult woman Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass
61BB2(MARIA LAETITIA RAMOLINO) historical person (MARIA LAETITIA RAMOLINO) - BB - woman Iconclass
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