Smithsonian Institution

Napoleon before the Sphinx

1888

Type: Graphic Arts-Print
Medium: wood engraving on paper
Dimensions: image: 5 x 8 1/4 in. (12.7 x 21.1 cm)
Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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