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Object / 2nd Republic / 2nd EmpireThe Finger of the statue of the Emperor Constantine: from the Campana collection to the LouvreIn June 2018, the Musée du Louvre issued a press release* informing the general public that they had solved a mystery more than 150 years old. Since 1862, the museum has owned a bronze finger, 38 cm in height, clearly a fragment from the hand of an ancient statue. The only thing we knew about […]
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Article27 September 1868: The death of the great diplomat, Count Alexandre Walewski, as reported by the press of the periodAn article by Bruno Martin-Gay, PhD in History of Law and institutions (Centre de recherche Droit et sociétés religieuses, Paris-Sud), Professor of history and geography at the Lycée Marcelin Berthelot (St-Maur-des-Fossés) (English translation, Rebecca Young, September 2018) -
from 20/10/2018 to 10/03/2019ExhibitionImperial BoxesThe “Imperial Boxes” show presents nearly eighty objects, both small and large, from the Fondation Napoléon’s collection, most of them probably everyday items (boxes for various purposes, inkwells, crockery, portraits, and travel necéssaires).These objects highlight another part of Napoleonic history: not the battles and conquests, but the sumptuous life of the imperial court and the […]
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ArticleTalking point with Thierry Lentz : The continuing saga of Napoleon’s Cloak (burnous)The Prince of Wales and heir to the Crown of the United Kingdom will celebrate his 70th birthday on 14 November. To mark the occasion, Buckingham Palace organised this summer an exhibition of the favourite artworks of this renowned art lover entitled: “Prince and patron”.… -
PublicationHistoire militaire de la France. Volume 1: des Mérovingiens au Second Empire(In French) Our appraisal of this book: This is a monument that will very quickly become the reference book on the military history of France. It is to be in two volumes, but the first, which has just been published, deals with subjects that are dear to us. Under the editorial direction of Hervé Drévillon […]
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PublicationNapoleon: A short history of Towering AmbitionOur opinion: This little book might look small but it’s actually big on the inside, like its subject. Yes, it’s the story of Napoleon’s life – told in the first person no less. Well it has to be really, given how much this little guy has to say. Readers will soon realise that this Napoleon […]
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ArticleBullet Point #16 – Did Napoleon come from a family of modest means?Each “Bullet Point” will confront a question related to the First Empire. My remarks are designed to form the basis for debate and, I hope, research. (Thierry Lentz, September 2018, translation RY) -
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PaintingPainting by Steuben [the life of Napoleon in eight hats]Inscribed on the back of the painting : donné par M. Steuben/à Mad. Amable/Tastu/ le 14 février 1826. [Given by M.[onsieur] Steuben/ to Mad.[ame] Amable Tastu/ on 14 February 1826] The artist Charles de Steuben, a pupil during the Empire period of David’s (let us not forget, that Jacques-Louis was once member of the Jacobin […]