The death of Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena in 1821. Intaglio print by J.P.M. Jazet, 1830, after Baron Steuben.

  • Steuben, Charles Auguste Guillaume Henri François Louis, Baron von Steuben, 1788-1858.
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The death of Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena in 1821. Intaglio print by J.P.M. Jazet, 1830, after Baron Steuben. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[A Paris (rue de Lancry)] : [chez [Jazet]], [1830]

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1 print : aquatint, with mezzotint ; image 49 x 65.9 cm

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Mort de Napoléon. (15 Mai 1821) ; Peint par Steuben ; Gravé par Jazet

References note

Bibliographie de la France, 29 mai 1830, no. 444 ("Mort de Napoléon (5 mai 1821), aqua-tinta, d'après Steuben. Par Jazet, à Paris. Prix ... 120-0. Avant la lettre ... 240-0. A Paris, chez Jazet, rue de Lancry, n. 7")--Image of France database no. 20382
F. Masson, Napoléon à Ste Hélêne, Paris, 1912, vol. 2, f.p. 22
Jean Adhémar, Jacques Lethève, and Françoise Gardey, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome onzième, Paris 1960, p. 297, Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet no. 153 ("153. Deux pl. d'apr. Steuben, 1830-1831 : Mort de Napoléon... ; Pl. explicative.")
A. Chaplin, A St. Helena's who's who, London, 1919, pp. 49-51
Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, Sale catalogue, 9 November 2001, lot 407, comprises pieces of the celebrated wallpaper

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