The Coronation of the Emperor and Empress
Jacques-Louis David1808-1822
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
Coronation at Notre-Dame de Paris, 2 December 1804. The famous painting by David of Napoleon’s coronation, which ought to be called “The Coronation of the Emperor and Empress at Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804”: a replica was painted by the master and his pupils on commission for a group of American businessmen in 1808. They hoped to organise a commercial operation by showing it to the American public in different cities, in the same way as was done in panoramas and dioramas, then very much in fashion. Photo © EPV/ Jean-Marc Manaï
Full title : The Coronation of the Emperor and Empress, 2 December 1804
- Title: The Coronation of the Emperor and Empress
- Creator: Jacques Louis David
- Creator Lifespan: 1748 - 1825
- Creator Death Place: Brussels, Belgium
- Creator Birth Place: Paris, France
- Date Created: 1808-1822
- Physical Dimensions: w9310 x h6100 mm
- Type: Painting
- External Link: http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#1ef95a12-37fa-4264-8664-75a513588956
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Style: French painting, 19th century
- Provenance: Begun in Paris in 1808 and completed in Brussels in 1822 during his exile.
- Original Title: Le couronnement de l'Empereur et de l'Impératrice, 2 décembre 1804
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