Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December by Constantin Guys — Constantin Guys. Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December, 1851–55. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December

by Constantin Guys

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Artist: Constantin Guys (French, Flushing 1802–1892 Paris)
Date: 1851–55
Medium: Graphite, brown ink, and gray wash on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 6 5/16 x 11 5/8 in. (16.1 x 29.6 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession no.: 1975.1.637

Provenance

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