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In picturesMail-coach in 1812See the article by Roger Martin "Les chevaux sous le Premier Empire" in the Revue du Souvenir napoléonien n°395.
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In picturesTeam of horses pulling a Gribeauval cannonSee the article by Roger Martin“Les chevaux sous le PremierEmpire” in the Revue duSouvenir napoléonien n°395.
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In picturesBaron Larrey’s ‘flying’ ambulanceSee the article by Roger Martin“Les chevaux sous le PremierEmpire” in the Revue duSouvenir napoléonien n°395.
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In picturesBonaparte, General in Chief of the armée d’OrientThis bust of the young Bonaparte, the first ever made, was commissioned by the Directory and done from life in Egypt.The plaster model was presented at the Salon of 1798 with the following inscription: Portrait du général Buonaparte, fait d'après nature (Portrait of General Buonaparte, taken from life). Immediately redone in marble and then in […]
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In picturesBelisarius begging for almsThough innocent, Belisarius the great Roman general was caught up in a plot against the emperor Justinian and consequently disgraced, before finally managing to return to favour thus avoiding execution. This theme was very much in vogue at the end of the 18th century as a result of the publication of the novel by Marmontel […]
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In picturesStatue of the First Consul – Fontaine des Quatre lionsThis statue was bought by Cardinal Fesch who subsequently bequeathed it to the town of Ajaccio. It was erected in 1827 on a raised pedestal oramented with bas-reliefs as the central part of the Fontaine aux Lions. Bonaparte is dressed in a Roman toga.
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In picturesThe Bourse (Stock Exchange) in the 18th century, the rue Vivienne entranceThe Paris Bourse or stock exchange was housed in Palais Mazarin until 1793, when it became of no fixed abode, passing from the Louvre to the Palais Royal, then the deconsecrated église des Petits-pères before returning temporarily to the Palais Royal in 1807. It was not until 1808 that Napoleon decided to build the exchange […]
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In picturesHistorical plan of the LouvreSee the article by Georges Poisson, “Quand Napoléon III bâtissait le Grand Louvre” in the Revue du Souvenir napoléonien n°393.
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In picturesThe Place du carrousel in 1867See the article by Georges Poisson “Quand Napoléon III bâtissait le Grand Louvre” in the Revue du Souvenir napoléonien n°393.
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In picturesSavary, duc de Rovigo (1774-1833)Savary was ‘Ministre de la Police’ from 3 June 1810 to 6 April 1814. The painting was commissioned in 1813 and was subsequently mentioned as being in the ‘Galerie des Ministres’ in the Château de Compiègne; it was later returned to the model in 1820.