19th-Century French School 20th century impressionism making contemporary prints like this

making contemporary prints like this one invaluable records of its lost grandeur

5 cm / 11 x 13½ in

Augustus Charles Pugin (1769-1832) was a French-born architectural draughtsman whose precise renderings of buildings made him invaluable for architectural publications

Frame: 73 x 64 cm / 28¾ x 25¼ in

19th-Century French School 20th century impressionism making contemporary prints like thisAbout the Engravings This rare set of six small engraving portraits represents Napoleon I and prominent figures of the First French Empire, produced in Paris between 1804 and 1815 by an unknown engraver. Each portrait is numbered and features text indicating the subject's titles and honors during the Napoleonic era. The engravings capture the iconography of imperial France at the height of Napoleon's power. The set includes portraits of Napoleon I as