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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Napoleon Inducing Pope Pius VII to Sign the Concordat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1824 Author/Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Place Written: Cambridge, England Type: Engraving Date: 1859 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One engraving entitled, "Napoleon Inducing Pope Pius VII to Sign the Concordat." Depicts Napoleon Bonaparte presenting the concordat to Pope Pius VII. Engraved by John Sartain after an original by Sir David Wilkie.

Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821
Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823
Sartain, John, 1808-1897
Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841

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