Simon Jacques Rochard (France, 1788 - 1872) Important Portrait of Napoleon. Watercolor on "bone". Signed and dated 1816 lower left. With original inscription verso. Rochard studied under Étienne Aubry and at the École des Beaux-Arts. He also studied miniature-painting from Emilie Bounieu (daughter of Michel Honoré Bounieu). At only twenty he painted a portrait of the Empress Joséphine for Napoleon and later other portraits of the imperial family. He exhibited mostly at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1816 to 1845. Sight Size: 7.75 x 5.25 in.Overall Framed Size: 13.5 x 11 in.