Empire Collection (page 20)

Empress Eugenie's visit to Egypt in November 1869 for the opening of the Suez Canal. Date: 1869

Louis-Eugene Cavaignac, French general and politician
Louis-Eugene Cavaignac (1802-1857), French general and politician. Date: 1855

Silver medal, Empress Eugenie's visit to Egypt
Silver medal designed by Bovy, commemorating Empress Eugenie's visit to Egypt. The reverse of the medal is decorated with a border of leaves and flowers. Date: 1869

Cora Pearl, English courtesan in France
Cora Pearl (Eliza Emma Crouch, 1836-1886), English courtesan in France. Date: circa 1860s

Marguerite Bellanger, French actress and courtesan
Marguerite Bellanger (1838-1886), French stage actress and courtesan, mistress of Napoleon III, seen here in evening dress. Date: circa 1860s

Ponson du Terrail, French novelist
Pierre Alexis, Viscount of Ponson du Terrail (1829-1871), French novelist, best known for his fictional character Rocambole. Date: circa 1860s

Ernest-Aime Feydeau, French novelist and playwright
Ernest-Aime Feydeau (1821-1873), French novelist and playwright. Date: circa 1850s

Aurelien Scholl, French author and journalist
Aurelien Scholl (1833-1902), French author and journalist Date: circa 1860s

Alphonse Karr, French author and journalist
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808-1890), French critic, journalist and novelist. Date: circa 1850s

Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in her dressing room
Hortense Schneider (1833-1920), French soprano, best known for her roles in Offenbach's operettas. Seen here in her dressing room at the Theatre des Varietes. Date: 1867

Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in travelling clothes
Hortense Schneider (1833-1920), French soprano, best known for her roles in Offenbach's operettas. Seen here in travelling clothes. Date: circa 1850s

Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in evening dress
Hortense Schneider (1833-1920), French soprano, best known for her roles in Offenbach's operettas. Seen here in evening dress. Date: circa 1850s

Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in costume
Hortense Schneider (1833-1920), French soprano, best known for her roles in Offenbach's operettas. Seen here in costume in the role of the Grand Duchess of Gerolstein. Date: circa 1867

Caricature of Joseph Mery, French writer
Caricature of Joseph Mery (1797-1866), French writer, journalist, playwright and librettist, by Nadar and Riou. Date: 1859

Jacques Offenbach, German-French composer
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), German-French composer of operas and operettas. Date: circa 1850s

Gaspard-Felix Tournachon, aka Nadar, French photographer
Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), aka Nadar, French photographer, caricaturist, journalist and balloonist. Date: circa 1860s

Edouard Detaille, French artist
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912), French academic painter and military artist at the age of 18. Date: 1867

People at a ball, Tuileries, Paris Date: 1869

Delegation of foreign officers, Paris Date: 1869

Guests at an official reception, France Date: 1869

Napoleon III speaking in the Louvre, Paris
Napoleon III speaking in the Louvre, at the opening of a legislative session, 18 November 1867. Date: 1867

Ticket for Longchamps Hippodrome, 6 June 1867
Ticket for revue at Longchamps Hippodrome, 6 June 1867, for Baron de Bourgoing. Date: 1867

Monseigneur Felix Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans
Monseigneur Felix Dupanloup (1802-1878), Bishop of Orleans, leader of Liberal Catholicism in France. Date: circa 1850s

Buffet in the Tuileries, Paris
People enjoying an evening buffet in the Tuileries, Paris. Date: 1869

Emile de Girardin, French journalist, publisher, politician
Emile de Girardin (1802-1881), French journalist, publisher and politician. Date: 1866

Official opening of the Paris Exhibition of 1867 - imperial cortege arriving at the Champs Elysees Palace. Date: 1867

Eugene Scribe, French author
Eugene Scribe (1791-1861), French author, dramatist and opera librettist. Date: circa 1850s

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French artist
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898), French artist, best known for his mural painting. Date: 1857

Narcisse Virgilio Diaz de la Pena, French artist
Narcisse Virgilio Diaz de la Pena (1807-1876), French artist, member of the Barbizon school. Date: circa 1850s

Rosa Bonheur, French artist
Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), French artist Date: circa 1850s

Ernest Meissonier, French artist
Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891), French artist Date: circa 1850s

Thomas Couture, French artist
Thomas Couture (1815-1879), French artist Date: circa 1850s

Gustave Dore, French artist
Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist, best known for his wood engravings. Date: circa 1860s

Theodore Chasseriau, French artist
Theodore Chasseriau (1819-1856), French artist, prolific painter of history, religious and oriental subjects, portraits and murals, at the age of 16. Date: circa 1835

Jules Joseph Lefebvre, French artist
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911), French artist, figure painter, at the age of 30. Date: circa 1866

Pierre-Jean David D'Angers, French sculptor
Pierre-Jean David D'Angers (1788-1856), French sculptor and medallist. Date: circa 1850s

Constant Troyon, French artist
Constant Troyon (1810-1865), French artist, member of the Barbizon school, painter of landscapes and animals. Date: circa 1860s

Jean-Paul Laurens, French painter and sculptor
Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921), French painter and sculptor, at the age of 25. Date: circa 1863

Jean-Francois Millet, French artist
Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875), French artist, one of the founders of the Barbizon school. Date: circa 1860s

Jean-Leon Gerome, French painter and sculptor
Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904), French painter and sculptor, at the age of 31. Date: circa 1855

Charles-Francois Daubigny, French artist
Charles-Francois Daubigny (1817-1878), French artist, member of the Barbizon school. Date: circa 1860s

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French artist
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875), French artist of landscapes and portraits. Date: circa 1850s

Leon Bonnat, French artist
Leon Bonnat (1833-1922), French artist at the age of 28. Date: circa 1861

Theodore Rousseau, French landscape artist
Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867), French landscape artist, member of the Barbizon school. Date: circa 1850s

Jules Dupre, French artist
Jules Dupre (1811-1889), French artist, member of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. Date: circa 1870s

Auguste Clesinger, French sculptor and painter
Auguste Clesinger (1814-1883), French sculptor and painter Date: circa 1860s

Carolus Duran, French artist
Carolus Duran (Charles Auguste Emile Durand, 1837-1917), French artist, especially of portraits. Date: circa 1860s

Jules Breton, French artist
Jules Breton (1827-1906), French artist of the countryside and rustic scenes. Date: circa 1862

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