Prince Joseph Anthony Poniatowski, Marshal of France

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ca. 1810 · Onyx · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The lateral break, darkened by the shellac used to adhere it to a glass backing, does not diminish the force or freshness of this slightly asymmetrical portrait of the valorous Polish prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski (1763–1813), a commander in Napoleon’s army who was named marshal of France just before he died protecting the army’s retreat after the Battle of Leipzig.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1810

Medium

Onyx

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Milton Weil Collection, 1940