Point Breeze, the Estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte at Bordentown, New Jersey

Created in 1818, this oil painting on canvas depicts the Point Breeze estate in Bordentown Township, New Jersey, which served as the residence of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte. The work is attributed to the artist Charles B. Lawrence. While the specific circumstances of its commission and the detailed chain of ownership prior to its current location are not explicitly detailed in the available records, the piece is historically dated to the early nineteenth century. The painting currently resides in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The painting is held by the Art Institute of Chicago, which holds it in its collection as a landscape by Charles B. Lawrence.

The Wikidata record for the work confirms its location and collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, with the painting catalogued as an oil-on-canvas landscape depicting Point Breeze in Bordentown Township.

No specific accession number, accession date, or exhibition history is recorded in the available sources.

Charles B. Lawrence’s 1818 oil painting records the estate known as Point Breeze, the residence of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte in Bordentown, New Jersey. The canvas presents a tranquil river scene framed by trees, a bridge, and a distant white house perched on a hill, under a pink‑tinged sky.