"Bonaparte First Consul "Drawn from Nature and Engraved by Chataignier - Paris Chez l'Auteur rue Jacques N°54" Large colour engraving with margins. Coaster. Gilded wood frame decorated with interlacing palmettes and flowers. Height: 49 cm - Width: 38 cm (as seen) T.B.E. Biography : Alexis CHATAIGNIER (1772-1817) draughtsman and etcher, pupil of François-Marie QUEVERDO. He was one of the official engravers of the Directoire and the Consulate. He produced a series of portraits of the three consuls that can be found in the important print collection of Baron Eugène DE VINCK, including our own. (Vol. 54 (items 7395-7505))