Napoleon’s coffin on the deck of “Belle-Poule”, 16 October 1840
Artist(s) : DE ROHAN-CHABOT Philippe-Ferdinand-Auguste
Le 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 success. In his sketch we can see the deck of Belle-Poule as it was on 16 October. After mass, at 10am, the coffin was lowered into the steerage where a chapel of rest had been built.
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- Date :
- 1840
- Technique :
- gouache and watercolour highlights on paper glued on board and wood
- Place held :
- Fondation Josée et René de Chambrun, Paris.
- Photo credit :
- photo Fondation Napoléon / Rebecca Young