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In picturesA portrait of the Emperor in his “grand habillement du Sacre” [grand coronation robes]In 1805, Gerard was commissioned to paint an official portrait of the Emperor in his “grand habillement du Sacre” [grand coronation robes] for the “Hôtel du Ministre des Relations Extérieures” [the Hôtel de Galliffet, a town mansion where Talleyrand officiated as Minister of Foreign Affairs]. Numerous… -
In picturesReturn of the Remains of Napoleon I, 15 December 1840 -
In picturesPortrait of François-Ferdinand-Philippe d’Orléans, Prince de Joinville -
In picturesTransshipment of Napoleon’s remains aboard “Belle Poule”Transbordement des cendres de Napoléon à bord de la Belle Poule -
In picturesCatafalque and Burial Chapel of Napoleon in the Church of the Invalides in Paris on 15 December 1840French title: Catafalque et chapelle ardente de Napoléon dans l’Eglise des Invalides à Paris le 15 Décembre 1840 Lithographer: Adam, Victor (1801-1866). -
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In picturesOpening of Napoleon’s tomb, 16 [sic] oct 1841The scene, composed using witness accounts, gives a realistic vision of the exhumation by including many details: the workers, the hoist, the willows, the British soldiers… However for the coffins artistic licence has been used. The scene represents a wide range of emotions, at the… -
In picturesNapoleon’s coffin transshipped from “Belle Poule” to the steamship “Normandie”, Cherbourg, 8 December 1840Title in French “Transbordement des cendres de Napoléon Ier. de La Belle Poule sur le Normandie en rade de Cherbourg, 8 décembre 1840” Transfer of Napoleon’s coffin from Belle Poule onto Normandie in Cherbourg, 8 December 1840. Normandie carried the coffin as far as the mouth of the River Seine,… -
In picturesThe arrival of “La Dorade” in Courbevoie on 14 December 1840Title in French: L’arrivée de la Dorade à Courbevoie le 14 décembre 1840. -
In picturesMonument to Napoleon! (satirical drawing)Monument to Napoleon! By George Cruikshank, printed in Laman Blanchard’s George Cruikshank Omnibus […], London Tilt and Bogue, 1842. -
In picturesNapoleon’s coffin on the deck of “Belle-Poule”, 16 October 1840Le cercueil de Napoléon sur le pont de la Belle-Poule (Napoleon’s coffin on the deck of Belle- Poule) PHILIPPE-FERDINAND-AUGUSTE DE ROHAN-CHABOT, COUNT DE JARNAC The Comte de Rohan-Chabot, Commissioner put in charge of the St-Helena mission by the King, was also responsible for its diplomatic…