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[Detail of the Arc de Triomphe]

Hippolyte Bayardabout 1847

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Detail of one pillar of the Arc de Triomphe, with Jean-Pierre Cortot's sculpture "Le Triomphe de 1810." The sculpture depicts the figure of Napoleon wearing a toga, being crowned by a female figure. A trumpeting angel is flying above Napoleon.

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  • Title: [Detail of the Arc de Triomphe]
  • Creator: Hippolyte Bayard
  • Date Created: about 1847
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 23.1 × 17.4 cm (9 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Salted paper print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.968.112
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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