Diorama with automatons,  end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century
Title

Diorama with automatons, end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century

Caption

Diorama with automatons
The Emperor Napoleon 1st, the Empress Joséphine and a Marshall
Height: 59 cm, length: 57 cm, depth: 43 cm
Popular work, from the end of the 19th Century, beginning of the 20th Century, made by a great fan of the French 1st Empire (can be classified as kitsch art)
Private collection

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Animated figures in front of a cascade, crowned by cannons, in a landscape made of trees, shrubs, bushes, flowers, animals, decorated in the front with a golden frame with acanthus leaves, flowers and other leaves.
Base decorated with elaborate brass ornaments

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Michel Bury

Reference

MBY11A01_131

License type

Rights managed

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