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In picturesInauguration of the Suez Canal. The entry into Port Said of the imperial yacht L’AigleCommissioned by Ferdinand de Lesseps, Edouard Riou (1833-1900), who was to work with JulesVernes for the Hetzel press, painted the Album de l'Impératrice: Voyage pittoresque à travers l'isthme deSuez. H. 0.42m; L. 0.36m with frameThe album is a collection of water-colours from life following and commemorating the inauguration of theSuez Canal, from the religious ceremonies […]
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In picturesThe inauguration. International vessels at the entrance to the Suez Canal in Port SaidThe inauguration ceremonies for theSuez Canal took place from the 16th-20th November 1869 with the Empress Eugénie presiding.
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In picturesThe inauguration of the canal. The three altars.The inauguration ceremonies for theSuez Canal took place from the 16th-20th November 1869 with the Empress Eugénie presiding.
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In picturesThe inauguration. The official stand.The inauguration ceremonies for theSuez Canal took place from the 16th-20th November 1869 with the Empress Eugénie presiding.
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In picturesPort Said. The festivities surrounding the inauguration of the maritime canal.The inauguration ceremonies for theSuez Canal took place from the 16th-20th November 1869 with the Empress Eugénie presiding.A copy of this painting, commissioned by the State in1896, is held in the Musée national du château de Compiègne.
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In picturesJustice and Divine Vengeance pursuing CrimeCommissioned by the Prefect of the Seine, Nicolas Frochot,in 1804 or 1805 for the Salle des Assises (Court of Assizes)of the Palais de Justice in Paris; painted in Prud'hon's atelier at the Sorbonne; sketched before 1806;finished for the Salon of 1808; placed in the tribunal criminel (Criminal court) of the Palais de Justice in Paris […]
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In picturesThe sovereigns’ stand.A la demande de Ferdinand de Lesseps, Edouard Riou (1833-1900), futur collaborateur de JulesVernes chez Hetzel, exécute L'album de l'Impératrice : Voyage pittoresque à travers l'isthme deSuez. Cet album rassemble des aquarelles d'après nature retraçant et commémorant l'inauguration ducanal de Suez depuis les cérémonies religieuses du 16 novembre 1869 jusqu'à la traversée du 17au 20 […]
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In picturesOpening of the de nationalité universelle or ‘supra-national’ Suez Canal.de gauche à droite : Pierre II roi du Brésil, Louis Ier roi du Portugal, Victor-Emmanuel II roi d'Italie, Abd ul Aziz sultande Constantinople, le pape Pie IX, François-Joseph Ier empereur d'Autriche,Victoria Ire reine de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, Napoléon III,le prince Impérial et l'Impératrice Eugénie, Alexandre II tsar de Russie, Guillaume Ier roi de Prusse, […]
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In picturesView of KantaraCommissioned by Ferdinand de Lesseps, Edouard Riou (1833-1900), who was to work with JulesVernes for the Hetzel press, painted the Album de l'Impératrice: Voyage pittoresque à travers l'isthme deSuez. The album is a collection of water-colours from life following and commemorating the inauguration of theSuez Canal, from the religious ceremonies of 16th November 1869 up […]
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In picturesThe el Guisr sill on the Asian bankCommissioned by Ferdinand de Lesseps, Edouard Riou (1833-1900), who was to work with JulesVernes for the Hetzel press, painted the Album de l'Impératrice: Voyage pittoresque à travers l'isthme deSuez. The album is a collection of water-colours from life following and commemorating the inauguration of theSuez Canal, from the religious ceremonies of 16th November 1869 up […]