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| Bust of Napoleon |
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| Date: | 02/13/1897 | |
| Size: | 24.75″H x 18.5″W | |
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| Type: | student picture | |
| Published: | Drexel University Museum. Frank E. Schoonover at Drexel: Illustration and the Academic Tradition 1892-1903. Philadelphia: Drexel University, 1986: 26-27. caption: 10. Bust of Napoleon |
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| Inscription: | lr: Frank E. Schoonover / Feb 13. 1897 | |
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| Exhibitions: | 1986 FES Drexel (catalog) | |
| Comments: | DAM digital; edit | |
| Commentary: | Schoonover’s drawing of the bust of Napoleon clearly reveals the maturing student’s ability to render a three-dimensional form modeled in light and shade over a planar surface. (Drexel University Museum, 26) | |
| Provenance: | John R. Schoonover, Wilmington, Delaware (1986 Drexel exhibition); Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware. Gift of John R. Schoonover (February 2, 1992) |

