In pictures : 1035
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In picturesBONAPARTE FIRST CONSULA cartouche on the original frame bears the inscription: “A Gift from the First Consul to the Second Consul”. This portrait given to Cambacérès was painted in the year of the foundation of the Légion d'Honneur. Bonaparte is wearing the First Consul's red velvet coat. He points to pieces of parchment on which is written: […]
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In picturesJEROME BONAPARTE, KING OF WESTPHALIA (1784-1860), EQUESTRIAN PORTRAITJérôme Bonaparte was Napoleon I's younger brother. He was King of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813.
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In picturesCase known as the Rostopchin boxThis ornate box, decorated with a micromosaic of a sitting dog, offers nothing in the way of maker's stamp or hallmark. It is generally believed that the box was found on Rostopchin's desk after the Moscow fire in 1812. A written note dating from the nineteenth-century accompanies the object and indicates that it belonged to […]
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In picturesNapoleon I, King of ItalyPortrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in his “petit habillement” (undress costume) for the occasion of his coronation in Milan in 1805. The emperor is wearing the laurel crown of the Emperor of the French, created by Biennais, of which only one leaf remains (held in Fontainebleau). His hand rests on the crown of the King of […]
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In picturesThe crossing of the bridge at Arcole – Arc de Triomphe de l’EtoileThis high relief frieze depicts the crossing of the bridge at Arcole, which brings to mind the painting of Horace Vernet completed in 1826. Bonaparte and Augereau lead the charge, whilst the drummer André Estienne follows just behind, in the centre of the composition. The intrepid young soldier, then aged nineteen and inspired forward by […]
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In picturesThe drummer of ArcoleIn 1862, the town of Cadenet suggested erecting a monument in memory of one of its sons, André Estienne, a drummer in Bonaparte's army during the first Italian campaign. It was not until 1892, however, that fundraising began. It nevertheless quickly reached its target and the statue, which was inaugurated on 11 August 1894 with […]
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In picturesScale model of the city of Rome, constructed using onsite surveys made by officers of the French engineering corps during the occupation of the cityThis model was completed on 18 May 1852. Featured as part of the “Napoleon III and Italy” exhibition at the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, October 2011 – 15 January 2012.Photo © Musée de l'Armée (Emilie Cambier) / Musée des Plans-reliefs
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In picturesScale model of the ruined church of San Pietro in Montorio, used by Garibaldi as his headquarters and to house the wounded (detail)This model was completed on 18 May 1852. Featured as part of the “Napoleon III and Italy” exhibition at the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, October 2011 – 15 January 2012. Photo © Musée de l'Armée (Emilie Cambier) / Musée des Plans-reliefs
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In picturesIl VascelloFeatured as part of the “Napoleon III and Italy” exhibition at the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, October 2011 – 15 January 2012.
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In picturesRuins of San Pietro in Montorio, RomeFeatured as part of the “Napoleon III and Italy” exhibition at the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, October 2011 – 15 January 2012.