Landscape sketch
Metadata
Title
Landscape sketch
Description
Oval pencil sketch (landscape) by Charlotte Bonaparte (1802-1839), daughter of Joseph Bonaparte. Signed "C. 1823" and inscribed: "20 Juillet 1833 / un Souvenir / de Joseph Bonaparte / a son ami Short / Peintre par/ Charlotte [?] fi." Also a later inscription: "20th July 1833, A Souvenir / of Joseph Bonaparte / to his friend Wm. Short / Drawn by my daughter / Charlotte. / C.W.S. / Jan. 1850." Set into a rectangular wooden frame 6 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Creator
Charlotte Bonaparte
Date
1823 (circa)
Identifier
1979.21.01
Extent
4.25" x 3.5" oval
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Is Part Of
Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. E. Alban Watson
Collection
Citation
Charlotte Bonaparte, “Landscape sketch,” Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Joseph Bonaparte in America, accessed September 8, 2024, https://www.josephbonaparteinamerica.org/items/show/4.