In addition to the present work, Compiègne possesses twelve painted sketches and forty preparatory designs for the (never-completed) commission, “The Baptism of the prince imperial”. Couture worked from a photograph of the empress in the pose which he himself had chosen.
The empress Eugénie, study for "The Baptism of the prince imperial"
Artist(s) : COUTURE Thomas
- Date :
- circa 1856-62
- Technique :
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions :
- H = 0.53 m, L = 0.64 m
- Place held :
- Compiègne, Musée du Second Empire
- Photo credit :
- Fondation Napoléon/K.Huguenaud