Objects : 132
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ObjectModel of the Column of the Grande Armée
This model was on show at the exhibition Napoléon et l’Europe at the Musée de l’Armée, Paris, from 27 March 2013 to 14 July 2013. After the victory at Austerlitz, the director of the musée Napoleon, Vivant Denon, suggested to the Emperor that the project for a national column, begun in 1803 for the place Vendôme, […]
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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, […]
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ObjectBust of Napoleon, by Canova
This plaster bust is one of a series of portraits produced by Canova between 1802 and 1822, each with varying degrees of success. More generally, the bust is also part of a wider collection of inter-connected works, the establishment of the provenance of which however remains to a certain extent inconclusive. These works are still […]
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Object"Arithmetical" lock taken from the Imperial treasury coach
Lock with two keys and thirty pins, with a possible ten thousand combinations (0 to 9,999). It features two inscriptions: “This arithmetical lock was removed from the treasury coach abandoned in Charleroi on 19 June 1815” and “Imperial treasury lock, the keys of which were conferred to Provost Marshal Badet and were changed every day […]
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ObjectInsignia of Knight of the Order of the Elephant, belonging to Napoleon I
On 18 May 1808, Napoleon I was named knight of the Order of the Elephant by King Frederik VI of Denmark. Announced shortly after the Treaty of Fontainebleau had been concluded (31 October 1807), this act sealed the alliance between France and Denmark. It was also the first nomination made by the new king upon […]
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ObjectHonorary drumsticks presented to the drummer of Arcole
The revolutionary suppression of all Ancien Régime orders and decorations was to prove a serious headache for government authorities in need of an acceptable form in which revolutionary distinctions could be awarded. Honorary weapons had previously been used on occasion to symbolise national recognition, but it was General Bonaparte – during his campaigns in Italy […]
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ObjectNapoleon III’s undress tunic and trousers, worn at the Battle of Solferino
When it came to his official portraiture, Napoleon III displayed a fondness for military uniforms. This preference, although entirely typical of a period during which uniforms were de rigueur at balls and on afternoon strolls, took on a particular significance for the Emperor. Once dressed in his uniform, the French sovereign – who, it should […]
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ObjectPrincess Mathilde
After enjoying success in 1856, a year which saw him awarded the Prix de Rome, Carpeaux settled in the eternal city to continue his education. However, success was to seek him out once more. His entry for the Salon in 1859, a charming sculpture of a young Neapolitan fisherboy, was poorly received by the jury […]
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ObjectBonaparte on a dromedary
In the second volume of A. C. Thibaudeau's Histoire générale de Napoléon Bonaparte – released in 1828 and entitled Guerre d'Egypte – the author wrote: “Thanks to the speed of their horses, their skilled handling of them, [and] their accustomance to life in the desert, the Arabs all too often made their escape from the […]
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ObjectDeluxe accoutrements for the card game, L’Hombre
This deluxe set for use with the card game L'Hombre has been identified as the “set of ivory counters and box, […] of Chinese manufacture”, referred to by Napoleon's doctor on St Helena, Barry O'Meara, in his famous volume of conversations with Napoleon, A voice from St. Helena, and apparently given to the emperor on […]