Napoléon III, Emperor of the French
by CARPEAUX, Jean-Baptiste, Marble, height 52 cm
Carpeaux was the favourite sculptor of the family Emperor Napol�on III (1808-1873). He made marble statue of Prince-Imperial Louis-Napol�on, busts of Empress Eugenie and the emperor’s cousin Princess Matilda Bonaparte. However, he did not carve a bust of the emperor until the end of Napol�on III’s life. It was completed posthumously.