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ObjectPosthumous Bust of Napoleon III, 1873-1874, by Jean-Baptiste CarpeauxAfter the fall of the Empire in 1870, the Emperor Napoleon III, in exile in Chislehurst (UK) was in poor health. The sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) was summoned in 1872 to create the first sketches for an imperial bust. In the end, Carpeaux arrived after… -
In picturesThe death of the Emperor Napoleon IIINapoleon III on his deathbed, his son kneeling by his side and resting his head on his father’s hand, Eugénie kneeling on the right and mourning, officials gathered on the right, priest on the left. 1873 Photograph, printed on thin paper This anonymous image is… -
from 08/08/2022 to 30/12/2023ExhibitionCastlereagh: Life & LegacyRobert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, who ended his own life in 1822 at hte age of 53, was an enormously influential and divisive figure, hated in both Ireland and Britain. A highlight of the exhibition is a silver inkstand which remained within the family until it was sold in 2019 to the National Trust. It was presented by […]
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from 09/01/2023 to 15/01/2023Conference, Guided TourRemembering Napoleon III: Unlocking the secrets of Camden PlaceConference: Boiseries: Decoration and Migration from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Thursday 12th & Friday 13th January 2023 at Camden Place (last home of Napoleon III), Chislehurst (Kent), UK This two-day conference investigates the cultural and commercial migrations of French eighteenth-century boiseries from their places of production in Paris and the Bâtiments du Roi […]
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from 22/10/2022 to 18/09/2023ExhibitionFabulous porcelainPresentation of the exhibition Material, form and decoration invite us on a journey through one of the richest collections of nineteenth-century ceramic art held by a national museum in France. From Compiègne, where the collection is kept, to Sèvres, the main production site, the exhibition takes us on an imaginary journey to Italy, Greece, Egypt […]
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from 21/09/2022 to 08/03/2023ExhibitionRosa Bonheur, an insight into the private world of her work and her daily life (extended to 8 March 2023)Website and reservations (obligatory) Château de Rosa Bonheur 12 rue Rosa Bonheur 77810 By-Thomery Tél. : +33 (0)9 87 12 35 04 contact@chateau-rosa-bonheur.fr
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ArticleNapoleonica® the journal n.1: “Mother and baby doing well”How great it is to be able to announce today our latest intellectual child, born fully-armed from the head of the Fondation Napoléon, Napoleonica ® the journal, a historical review on the period of the two Emperors, entirely in English, with a prestigious international editorial… -
from 09/10/2022 to 09/01/2023ExhibitionEugène de Beauharnais, a European princeINAUGURAL EXHIBITION FOR THE REOPENING OF THE CHÂTEAU DE BOIS-PRÉAU, Malmaison, near Paris (ends 9 Janurary 2023). Eugène was born in 1781 from the marriage of Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie to Viscount Alexandre de Beauharnais. He was able to gain the affection of his father-in-law, General Bonaparte, who became First Consul and then Emperor. […]
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from 23/09/2022 to 08/01/2023ExhibitionEmpire of FashionThe exhibition provides an insight into the social transformations generated by the industrial and commercial development that followed the new political order established after the French Revolution, and which are still visible today. Check out some photographs on the Facebook Page (in English) Atelier Grognard 6 avenue du Château de Malmaison 92 500 Rueil-Malmaison Tel: 01 47 […]