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In picturesThe Prince Imperial, summer 1856, photographed by Gustave Le GrayRed wet stamp at the bottom left. Acquired in 1996, by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. This portrait was probably made for the painter Thomas Couture (1815-1879), who had been commissioned to carry out a large format staging of the baptism of the heir to the Napoleonic throne, and for whom Le Gray also made several […]
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In picturesNapoleon re-establishes the Jewish cult in France, 30 May 1806 -
In picturesNapoleon and Pope Pius VII at Fontainebleau in 1813See this image in HD The Scottish artist David Wilkie (1785-1841) painted this picture after a visit to mainland Europe. It depicts the intense perod of discussions held between the Emperor and Pius VII during the latter’s house arrest at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, after which the Pontif agreed, on 25 January 1813, to sign a […]
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In picturesFirst page of the Sénatus-consulte organique du 28 floréal an XII (18 May 1804) -
In picturesNapoleon III Hands Baron Haussmann the Decree Annexing the Parisian Suburban CommunesThis image represents a painting which was made to replace another one by Yvon, which did not please, on the same theme, commissioned by the Paris City council to commemorate the event. After this one was lost in 1871, the first painting became the official version known today.
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In picturesGrand-maréchal Bertrand weeping over Napoleon’s body -
In picturesClock: Love guided by FidelityThe exceptional quality of the bronze work transforms this pendulum into a sculpture. The choice of the imagery of a pendulum to decorated one’s home reflected the moral virtues, even a political ideology of its owner. The mythological or historical allegory dominated and often served the imperial propaganda. This “Love guided by Fidelity” is a model that […]
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In picturesDie Eidesablegung des Prâsidenten Ludwig BuonaparteLouis-Napoleon Bonaparte was elected President of the Republic on 11 December 1848, by universal male suffrage. He was sworn in on 20 December before the Assembly. Built in the 1720s for Louise-Francoise de Bourbon, daughter of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan and Princess of Conde, the Palais Bourbon was requisitioned in 1790 to house […]
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In picturesThe eve of the elections [1848, presidential elections]Pictured on the wall, Napoleon I sits upright on his back-to-front seat, in the bivouac on the eve of his great victory at Austerlitz, whilst below Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, wearing a bicorne too big for him, is slumped on a seat, doubtless drunk, empty bottles at his feet. The analogy between the two “Napoleonic” postures is hardly to […]
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In picturesLouis-Napoleon Bonaparte guided by the Genius of the People and the Republic receives the Crown of the Presidency from the hands of FranceElected President of the Second Republic on December 11, 1848, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte took the oath on December 20 in the National Assembly, before moving to the official residence determined by the Assembly, the Elysée palace. See another image of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince-president.