Napoleonic memorabilia collected after the Battle of Waterloo
JEAN-BAPTISTE-CLAUDE ODIOT (1763–1850)
Standing bowl
1798 - 1816RCIN 51069
These decorative bowls were said to have been modelled on the breast of Venus, although the more likely model was Napoleon's sister, Pauline de Borghese (1780–1825). As Prince Regent, George IV acquired both bowls and one stand in 1815 and commissioned a second stand to match the following year.
Bibliographic reference(s)
EAJ : Jones, E.A., 1911. The Gold and Silver of Windsor Castle, Letchworth EAJ, p. 152
