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In this week's letter...
we have a brand new painting of the month for you, Jacques-Louis David's monumental canvas of Napoleon Crossing the St Bernard Pass, as part of our partnership with the Musée de l'Armée for the exhibition Napoléon et l'Europe. You'll also find details of two more events happening in Leipzig in May as part of the bicentenary of the Battle of the Nations, as well as the opening of the online ticket shop for the exhibition Napoléon et l'Europe. This week also saw Napoleon I hitting the news when Steven Spielberg announced his plans to film a miniseries of Stanley Kubrick's screenplay based on the life of the Emperor - we have a link to an article about it, and an online version of Kubrick's 1969 screenplay.
In this weeks 200 Years Ago, we look at the reception of the Russian troops in Berlin. 150 Years Ago reports the modernisation of the les Halles market in the centre of Paris. On the right hand side, we have details of new publications including a new three-volume set of Madame de Staël's writings and an account of British naval ventures in the Tierra del Fuego. In our seen on the web section there are pictures of a reenactment of the Peninsular War in Zaragoza from last weekend, and a BBC podcast about Napoleon and his influence on British Romanticism.
From the Fondation
Mr Guy Carrieu, director general of services of the Marne departement, has been elected to replace Anne-Marie Desbordes on the Fondation's administrative council. He will take up Mrs Desbordes role until the end of 2013.
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Painting of the Month
Bonaparte Crossing the St Bernard Pass, by Jacques-Louis David
As part of our partnership with the Musée de l'Armée, we bring you a brand new painting of the month and arguably the most famous of the images of Napoleon I: that of him crossing the St Bernard Pass, majestically seated on a rearing horse. The painting was commissioned by the ambassador of Spain, to adorn one of King Charles IV's rooms at the Royal Palace in Madrid. It inspired several prominent copies and has become an iconic representation of Napoleon.
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Napoleon on Film
Steven Spielberg is set to film a TV mini-series of Stanley Kubrick's ambitious film project based on Napoleon's life, which he envisaged being ‘the greatest movie ever made'. The project was put on hold by Kubrick when various production companies refused to take on such a mammoth project.
You can read the screenplay online here (external link).
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200 Years Ago
On 11 March, 1813, Field Marshal Wittgenstein's troops entered Berlin. Russian troops under Repnin had arrived the week before (see bulletin no. 660), though the Freikorps of Chernyshev had left the city in pursuit of Prince Eugene. Princess Louise of Prussia describes the entry of the Russians into the city in her diary ‘the princesses were there on the balcony of the castle to welcome them. The city threw a great celebration for them on 13 March, though we have still not been apprised of the rapport between the King and Alexander I'. Apart from the small number of absent Freikorps, most of the Russian army was now garrisoned, and efforts were concentrated on feeding itself, the horses and repairing equipment.
150 Years Ago
On 9 and 10 March, 1863, Le Moniteur reported on the ongoing works at les Halles: “the building work at les Halles is continuing rapidly”. The newspaper praised the modernity of the new columns erected to support the vaulted ceilings of the new pavilions, and also noted that a sufficient number of gas burners had been installed. Le Moniteur also reported that since 1857 when the work began, 900,000 m3 of concrete had been poured, 600,000 kg of cast iron had been used to construct the cellars and 1,800, 000 bricks had also been used. By 1870, ten pavilions had been built. The last two were completed in 1936.
Wishing you an excellent "Napoleonic" week,
Peter Hicks and Andrew Miles
Historians and web editors
THE NAPOLEON.ORG BULLETIN, N0 661, 08-14 MARCH, 2013
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OPERATION ST HELENA
The Fondation Napoléon and the Souvenir Napoléonien , in association with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have announced the prolongation of its international fund-raising campaign to restore and save Napoleon I's residence on the island of St Helena. All the details regarding the campaign as well as donation forms and advice for donating from outside France, can be found on napoleon.org
You can still donate online to the project via the Friends of the Fondation de France in the US here
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MAGAZINE
Just Published
- Madame de Staël, her Friends, and her Influence in Politics and Literature: 3 Volume Set, by Germaine de Staël, tr. Charlotte Bennerhussett
- Narrative of a Voyage to Patagonia and Terra del Fuego: Through the Straits of Magellan, in HMS 'Adventure' and 'Beagle', in 1826 and 1827, by John McDouall
Seen on the web (external links)
- Re-enactment at Zaragoza.
- Podcast: Napoleon and British Romanticism.
Press Review
- The Trafalgar Chronicle no. 22, 2012
- Stephen Spielberg to make miniseries of Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon screenplay.
EVENTS
On now and coming up
A selection of events taking place now or in the coming weeks, taken from our What's on listings.
Exhibition
- Napoléon et l'Europe (Napoleon and Europe) [Paris, France, 27/03/2013 - 14/07/2013]
Other Events
- Leipzig: The Dual Anniversary [Leipzig, Germany 01/03/2013 - 20/10/2013]
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