Chalice for the Coronation of Napoleon I

Charles Percier

1804 · Graphite, pen and brown ink, gray and reddish-brown wash · Drawings and Prints

Chalice from a set of two design drawings for a communion service consisting of a ciborium and a cup. The foot and base of the two designs are the identical in their structure and decoration. The metal work is covered all over with decorations typical for the Empire period. Characteristic is the Imperial eagle which is depicted between palmettes on the node. The cuppa of the chalice is decorated by one wide frieze, with a pattern of acanthus leaves and palmettes. The rim of the cup is bend outward and is left blank.

Artist

Charles Percier

Date

1804

Medium

Graphite, pen and brown ink, gray and reddish-brown wash

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Van Day Truex Fund, 2013