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The work belonged originally to John Bell, tobacconist, who was a member of the Company of Merchant Adventurers in the 1820s. Napoleon was well-known as a user of snuff and visitors to the Merchant Adventurers' Hall from France immediately make the connection between Napoleon and tobacco.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
York
Title
Napoleon (1769–1821)
Date
c.1800
Medium
wood
Measurements
H 170 x W 59 x D 32 cm;
Plinth: H 7 x W 52 x D 32 cm
Accession number
LOAN F-11
Acquisition method
on loan from Mrs Judith Thorpe
Work type
Statue
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9XD England
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