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In picturesTroisième vue du château de Cosseria, l’attaque, le 13 avril 1796 (reproduction de droite)
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In picturesMondovi et le village de Carasson, le 22 avril 1796 (reproduction de droite)
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In picturesThe Church of the Madeleine
Read the history of the the church of the Madeleine in our guide to Napoleonic museums and monuments.
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In picturesThe Louvre museum and I.M. Pei’s pyramid in the ‘cour Napoléon’.
Read the history of the Louvre during the First Empire and the Louvre during the Second Empire in our guide to Napoleonic museums and monuments.
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In picturesPrince Jérôme Napoléon (1822-1891)
Above, there are sketches of two hands, and on the reverse there is a female nude.This drawing was published in “The Studio” vol. 14, n°63, June 1899. The sketch was probably made in 1854 during the Crimean war.Sold for 5 000 FFr at the Drouot sale-rooms, 19 November,1997.
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In picturesPortrait of Napoléon Bonaparte
Previously, collection of general Dumoustier (1771-1831), general under Napoléon and member of parliament; private collection, France.Sold for 29,000 FFr at the Drouot sale-rooms, 19th November 1997.
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In picturesVue de la ville de Coni, le 27 avril 1796 (reproduction de gauche)
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In picturesView of Fombio at the moment of the French entry into the town, 8th May 1796 (detail: the escape)
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In picturesBas-relief of the tomb of General Desaix in the churchof the Grand Saint-Bernard hospice.
Desaix fut tué le 25 prairial an VIII (14 juin 1800) et enseveli au Grand Saint-Bernard le 30 prairial an XIII (19 juin 1805)en présence de Berthier, ministre de la Guerre représentant l'Empereur.Sur le sarcophage, il devait être écrit : Le tombeau de Desaixaura les Alpes pour piedestal et pour gardiens les moines du Saint-Bernard. […]
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In picturesMademoiselle de Saint-Simon imploring Napoleon’s pardon
In 1808, when the Emperor was reveiwing Marshal Ney's troops before Madrid, Mademoiselle de Saint-Simonthrew herself in front of Napoleon's horse and cried out:“Pardon, pardon for my father”. Touched by her tearsthe Emperor bade her stand and said: “Very well. I grant yourfather pardon. The only punishment I leave him is remorse for having taken […]