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from 17/02/2022 to 15/05/2022ExhibitionJacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman
Through the lens of his preparatory studies, the exhibition looks beyond his public successes to chart the moments of inspiration and the progress of ideas. Visitors will follow the artist’s process as he gave form to the neoclassical style and created major canvases that shaped the public’s perceptions of historical events in the years before, […]
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ArticleTalking Point with Peter Hicks: Writing about Napoleon 1821-1921-2021Just like the year 2021, 1921 was a period when people were remembering Napoleon and his extraordinary story. On 5 May 1921, Napoleon was uppermost in the minds of politicians and voters on both sides of the channel. Emblematic is the fact that when Foch…
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ArticleTalking Point with Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling: co-writing History“- Madame, I strongly dislike women who take an interest in politics. – Monsieur, in a period when their heads are being cut off, it is perfectly normal for women to wonder why that may be happening. This piquant exchange took place between Napoleon and Madame…
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PublicationFrench and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816. The strangest experiment
This remarkable book turns the spotlight on an strangely un-illuminated part of the Napoleonic Wars, namely Prisoner of War incarceration, whether in Prison or in Hulks, focussing particularly on the specially constructed POW prison on Dartmoor (UK). Two juxtaposed statistics illustrate graphically why this book is welcome – there were between 130,000 and 150,000 French […]
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PaintingBertrand Andrieu or the Skater
Among the countless works exhibited at the Salon of 1798 hung a surprising work by a still little-known artist named Pierre-Maximilien Delafontaine.[1] Pierre-Maximilien was born in 1774 into a family of bronzesmiths and could easily have taken the same professional path as his father. However, he preferred to pursue a career as a painter. Using […]
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from 16/02/2022 to 20/05/2022ExhibitionThe Emperor’s fortresses. Napoleon and his military engineers in Europe at war
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from 15/10/2021 to 13/02/2022ExhibitionThe Legend of the Eagle. The story of Napoleon Bonaparte in LEGO® and historical works
From 15 October 2021 to 13 February 2022, the exhibition “The Legend of the Eagle in LEGO® and historical works” will take place at the Atelier Grognard in Rueil-Malmaison. As part of the commemorations of the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon, the town of Rueil-Malmaison presents a new travelling exhibition at the Atelier Grognard […]
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from 17/09/2021 to 06/03/2022ExhibitionIn the footsteps of Napoleon I at the Monnaie de Paris
The exhibition “In the footsteps of Napoleon I at the Monnaie de Paris” invites visitors to discover both the artistic, technical and scientific role of the Monnaie de Paris during the Directoire, the Consulate and the Empire and its role in the construction and dissemination of the Napoleonic legend during the July Monarchy and the […]