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In picturesTitle page of Pierre-Jacques Maygrier’s thesis in competition for the chair of obstetrics
See the article by Jean-François Lemaire “L'émulatrice faculté de médecine de Paris sous l'Empire” in the Revue du Souvenir napoléonien n°394.
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In picturesCharles Decaen
Charles-Mathieu-Isidore Decaen (1769-1832) was promoted to Captain in 1793, brigadier general in 1796, Division General in 1800 and Captain General of French establishments in India in 1802. He was forced to capitulate in 1810, leaving the Seychelles and Réunion to the English. Commander of the army in Catalonia, he was elevated to comte d'Empire in […]
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In picturesChâteau de Compiègne. The empress’s bedchamber
The sculpted decoration is by Thélène and the painted decoration was done by the atelier of Dubois and Redouté. The general iconographic theme is Abundance and Fecundity. The décor, finished in 1809, was complemented in 1814 with paintings by Girodet, namely “The morning star”, “Apollo”, “Summer”, “Autumn”, “Winter”. The bedcovers are a subtle combination of […]
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In picturesChâteau de Compiègne. Queen’s staircase
This staircase with its two straight ramps used to give access, during the First Empire, to the King of Rome's apartment and to the 'appartement double de Prince'. The cast iron balustrade dates from 1786. On the heating stove in the niche stands a cast of the Belvedere Apollo which was set there in 1808. […]
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In picturesThe ruins of the Tuileries palace
The inspiration for this painting came in 1871 when Meissonier saw the burnt out Tuileries palace and the silhouette of the Carrousel arch: “It is victory on her chariot leaving, abandoning us”.
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In picturesVivant Denon drawing the ruins of Hieraconpolis,
Denon took part in the expédition d’Egypte in 1798. In 1802, he published Voyage dans la Basse et Haute Égypte. Denon’s comments on this engraving were as follows: "The ruins of Hieraconpolis: these comprise a single gate, seriously damaged and of a form not worth preserving; around these isolated remains all one can see are […]
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In picturesChâteau de Compiègne. The empress’s bedchamber
This circular top-lit room, made by Berthault in 1808, is draped entirely in white, grained, pleated taffeta. It is situated directly behind the empress’s bedchamber and served as a bathroom, with the bath hidden in recess facing the fireplace. Compiègne Itinerary
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In picturesTemperance
This plaster original was made at the end of 1864 after the artist had stayed at Compiègne. A representation of the empress Eugénie has been seen in this work commissioned for the Trinité church.Compiègne Itinerary
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In picturesThe Allée des Statues – Parc de Saint-Cloud
The main axis of the gardens orientated East/West leading from the château which its dominating view over Paris: Terrasse des Orangers (Orangery), Allées des Statues, petite Gerbe (Fountain), Vingt-quatre Jets (24 smaller fountains), Tapis vert (the lawn), Grande Gerbe (large fountain).
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In picturesPlan of the ground floor of the Château de Saint-Cloud
During the Empire period, Napoleon occupied the rooms on the level of the Orangerie (the corps de logis) and also used (up to 1806) what had been the queen's apartment (the left wing facing the courtyard. The empress lived in what used to be king's apartment (left wing facing the garden) and all the Fer […]