Objects : 3
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Object / Directoire-Consulat-Ier Empire/Directory-Consulate-1st EmpireBust of Pius VII
This bust of the Pope who consecrated Napoleon I, made by Antonio Canova, is held at the Château de Versailles. The marble likeness echoes the Pope’s brief visit to Louis XIV’s château, on 3 January 1805 (see here an account of the Pope’s visit to Versailles). Pius VII had been invited to Paris by Napoleon to […]
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ObjectPortable writing case belonging to Marshal Lannes given by Napoleon 1er
Dimensions: Height: 32.2 (closed ) / 32.2 (open ) / 31 ( Case) Width: 33.2 (open ) Diameter: 6.3 (closed ) / 5.1 (open ) / 4 ( Case) On binding “DONNE PAR SA MAJESTE / L’EMPEREUR ET ROI / AU MARECHAL LANNES / DUC DE MONTEBELLO” (“GIVEN BY HIS MAJESTY / EMPEROR AND KING […]
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ObjectUniform and Epaulettes Worn by Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar
As part of the exhibition “Napoleon et l’Europe” in 2013*, the Musée de l’Armée in Paris displayed various objects and memorabilia associated with famous figures from the Napoleonic era. Among these objects was the uniform which belonged to Alexander I of Russia (Moscow, the Kremlin), another which was worn by Francis I of Austria (Vienna, […]