As the UK commemorates 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo, the Dulwich Picture Gallery looks at the work of one of post-Revolutionary France’s most exceptional artists. Pierre-Paul Prud’hon was a celebrated court artist to Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte. This exhibition of the artist’s work on paper concentrates on his extraordinary capacity as a draughtsman. Click here to read Peter Yeung’s review of the show.
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Study for a Portrait of Joséphine Bonaparte, by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon ©cliché Bernardot-Musée Baron Martin-France
Seated Nude, arm extended, by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon ©cliché Bernardot- Musée Baron Martin-France
Paris, Prince of Troy, by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon ©cliché Bernardot- Musée Baron Martin-France
Old Age, by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon ©cliché Bernardot- Musée Baron Martin-France
Male Nude, by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon ©cliché Bernardot- Musée Baron Martin-France
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