Objects : 9
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Object / Directory / 1st EmpireNapoleon’s Grey Greatcoat (redingote)The figure of Napoleon is inseparable from his famous bicorn, accompanied by his no less famous grey “redingote” (a large frockcoat commonly known as his “greatcoat”). They made him more easily recognisable in the midst of his his caparisoned staff, decked with trimmings and golden braids.…
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Object / Directoire-Consulat-Ier Empire/Directory-Consulate-1st EmpireNapoleon I’s Coronation SwordWhen Bonaparte became First Consul, head of state, he wanted a ceremonial weapon for grand state occasions, based on the example of the very lavish sword made in 1784 for Louis XVI. He specified that it should “be in keeping with the customs related to…
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ObjectFigeac Monument dedicated to those who died in the War of 1870: ‘The Heroic death of Captain Pierre-Auguste Anglade’
This war memorial is dedicated to those who died in the War of 1870 [the Franco-Prussian War]. It was erected and revealed to the public on 7 July 1907, at a site donated by the commune of Figeac. The memorial was financed by a subsidy from the Lot département as well as a fundraising campaign initiated by the Société […]
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Object / 2nd Republic / 2nd EmpireThe flag of the Zouaves regiment of the Imperial Guard, 1854 model
From one Empire to another After the fall of the Empire in 1815, Napoleonic emblems were banned. The Eagle and the Tricolour flag were no longer to be brandished by the army, to be replaced by the Fleur de lys and the white flag of the Bourbons. During the July Monarchy, the Tricolour was rehabilitated […]
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ObjectThe Fondation Napoléon’s French Carabinier* Officer’s Helmet and Cuirass (1811 and 1815)
Description * Similar to Dragoon Guards in the British Army Wrought iron cuirass (2 – 3 mm) of the same type as that used by French cuirassiers, plated (up to 25 mm from the edge) with “red brass” (= copper). The cuirass comprises a breast- and back-plate, joined by shoulder parts. The breastplate (“plastron” in […]
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ObjectThe Imperial Eagles of the First and Second Empires
In the decree of 10 July 1804, Napoleon I stipulated that the new imperial coat of arms should be “d’azur à l’aigle à l’antique d’or, empiétant un foudre du même” (“azure, with an eagle in the manner of antiquity, coloured gold, clutching in its talons a thunderbolt of the same colour”). After the proclamation of […]
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ObjectNapoleon I’s hunting gun
Signed Le Page à Paris – Arquebusier de l’Empereur Engraved inscription “Ile d’Aix le 15 juillet à 8 heures du soir, 1815” Inv. 1111 , donation Lapeyre This large hunting gun was presented by Napoléon to Captain Besson on 14 July 1815 as a final gift of thanks for having organised an escape attempt to America. […]
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ObjectCarabinier’s Breastplate from the Waterloo Battlefield
“It was a poignant sensation, standing in the nocturnal silence and gazing on the battlefield, which during the day had been a theatre of fighting and now was so calm and silent, the actors spread on the bloodied soil, their pallid faces turned to the cold rays of the moon which reflected off the helmets […]
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ObjectPainted Target depicting the Preliminaries of the Peace negotiations concluded at Leoben in Styria, 18 April 1797.
The development of shooting societies in central Europe from the end of the 18th century saw the creation of painted targets destined for sporting competitions. Recently brought to light by the exhibition The Target: Croatian Painted Targets and Contemporary Art (Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, 20 December 2012 -21 March 2013), this […]