RAPHAEL BALME

Empress Josephine & Orangutan (Print)

£155.00

Product Details

Empress Josephine & Orangutan by Raphael Balme (See the story below)

Limited Edition Print (taken from an original oil painting)

Edition 150

Signed and stamped on reverse.

Paper: 310gsm, archival quality, acid-free, aquarelle rag.

UNFRAMED PRINT SIZE: A2 / 420 x 594mm / 42 x 59.4cm / 16.5 x 23.4 inches

FRAMED SIZE (Oak, white, black, putty, all with mount): 558 x 732mm / 55.8 x 73.2cm / 22 x 28.8 inches

FRAMED SIZE (Deep brown, without mount): 528 x 702mm / 52.8 x 70.2cm / 20.8 x 27.6 inches

Frame options: Oak with mount, White with mount, Black with mount, Putty with mount, Deep brown without mount

Please note: Our framers are recognised by the Fine Art Trade Guild for their quality because the custom frames have tightly pinned corners, and are made from precision cut wood in England, made bespoke for each order. All our frames are glazed with our Clarity+ Perspex. It's cut from the highest quality acrylic sheet that's both crystal clear, but also safe and filters out 99% of UV light to protect the artwork.

The Story

The Shop Floor Project has commissioned British artist Raphael Balme to create a series of oil paintings which celebrate historical figures with their exotic pets and, in the case of Virginia Woolf, their alter egos.

Expertly reproduced by our printers who are members of the Fine Art Trade Guild, the collection includes; Frida Kahlo & Fawn, King John & Polar bear, Empress Josephine & Orangutan plus Mozart & Starling among others...

Empress Josephine & Orangutan

Josephine Bonaparte kept a menagerie of exotic pets at Versailles; black swans, emus, and kangaroos bounced around, but her favorite was a female orangutan named Rose - who had a penchant for turnips. Often sporting a white chemise, Rose apparently had excellent table manners, which is why she was often a guest at dinner. The name Josephine gave to her pet tells of happier times. Rose, or Marie-Rose was the Empress' name before she married Napoleon.

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