Napoleon Collection (page 19)

Silhouette portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte cut by August Edouart against a lithograph background. Date: c.1800

Empress Eugenie in silhouette
EUGENIA MARIA DE MONTIJO DE GUZMAN (1826 - 1920). Wife of Napoleon III and Empress of France from 1853 to 1871. Date: 1904

Ajaccio - Corsica, France
A street stall selling vegetables on a corner of Napoleon Way ( Cours Napoleon ) at Ajaccio - Corsica, France Date: circa 1910s

French Cuirassier 1812
A cuirassier of the time of Napoleons invasion of Russia Date: 1812

Victoria & Napoleon III
Victoria and Albert welcome the emperor Napoleon III and Eugenie to Windsor Castle, driving past the crowd to great acclaim 1855

Charles Victor Leclerc
CHARLES VICTOR EMMANUEL LECLERC - French military, married Maria Bonaparte, Napoleons sister. Defeated Toussaint - Louverture in Haiti in 1802, died of fever Date: 1702 - 1802

Napoleon Meets Tsar
Napoleon meets Alexander I of Russia on a raft in mid-stream on the Niemen, leading to a peace-treaty between the two Date: 7 July 1807

Cirque Napoleon Clowns
Les clowns du Cirque- Napoleon, Paris Date: 1860

Battle of Smolensk between Napoleon and Bagration; the Russians ultimately evacuate the town after firing it Date: 17 August 1812

Battle of Dresden
BATTLE OF DRESDEN Napoleon defeats a combined Russian, Prussian and Austrian army more than double the size of his : picture shows charge of the French Cuirassiers Date: 26-7 August 1813

Battle of Dresden 1813
BATTLE OF DRESDEN Napoleon defeats a combined Russian, Austrian and Prussian army, despite the presence of the Russian and Austrian Emperors and the Prussian king Date: 26-27 August 1813

Barras (In Costume)
PAUL-FRANCOIS, VICOMTE BARRAS French Revolutionary, Jacobin and later enemy of Napoleon I, depicted in his state robes Date: 1755 - 1829

Erards Grand Piano
Erards grand piano, exhibited at the Crystal Palace Exhibition, and subsequently purchased by Napoleon III. Date: 1851

Napoleon up a Tree
At the battle of Essling, he climbs a tree in order to get a better view of the fighting Date: 22 May 1809

F a Braunschweig-Oels
FRIEDRICH AUGUST, herzog von BRAUNSCHWEIG-OELS Prussian military, prominent in the wars against Napoleon, including Waterloo. Date: 1792 - 1884

Achille Duc De Broglie
ACHILLE LEONCE VICTOR CHARLES, duc de BROGLIE French statesman under Napoleon and Louis XVIII. Date: 1785 - 1870

Barras (Ronjat)
PAUL-FRANCOIS, VICOMTE BARRAS French Revolutionary, Jacobin and later enemy of Napoleon I. Date: 1755 - 1829

Solferino {Epinal)
BATTLE OF SOLFERINO The French, under Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele, defeat the Austrians under Franz Josef, leading to Austrian withdrawal and a united Italy Date: 24 June 1859

After Waterloo 1815
Napoleon after the battle Date: 18 June 1815

The marriage of Emperor Napoleon III
Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) neels with Empress Eugenie(1826-1920) for a blessing during their marriage ceremony in Paris

The Dwarf and the Giant
Bravo, my little fellow! You shall do all the fighting, and we ll divide the glory! Napoleon III towers over the diminutive Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Kaiser Wilhelm, 1915
Compared with Napoleon and guilty of similar mistakes The Illustrated London News shares its views on Kaiser Wilhem II(1859-1941) in 1915

The Napoleon of Finance

Arthur Ranc / Gill
Arthur Ranc (1831-1908), Duel fighting, French politician and writer. Implicated in a plot against Napoleon III, imprisoned for belonging to a secret society

The Piping Times of Peace
A modern day soldier lights his cigar at the pipe of a soldier of days gone by. Both soldiers have lived under Napoleon, having seen the rise

Reber, Napoleon Henri 1807 - 1880
Napoleon Henri Reber. French composer of symphonies and chamber works

Abdication of Napoleon
A facsimile of the abdication note of Napoleon Bonaparte

The Birthplace of the Empress Josephine
The birthplace of the Empress Josephine (wife of Napoleon) on the Caribbean Island of Martinique

Portrait of the Imperial family c. 1858
Photograph of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French and Empress Eugenie with their only child, Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, as a toddler

The Imperial family
Photograph of the French Imperial family showing the Empress Eugenie, Louis, the Prine Imperial and the Emperor Napoleon III c. 1863. Date: c. 1863

Madame Tussauds Museum, London, 1884
Engraving showing a number of views of Madame Tussauds waxwork museum, London, 1884. These images show the museum shortly after it moved to its Marylebone Road premises that year

Tyrolese Patriotic Play at Brixlegg, 1909
Photograph showing a Tyrolese patriotic play, staged at Brixlegg in 1909, celebrating Andreas Hofers leadership of the Tyrolese against Napoleon in 1809

Swords of Napoleon and Wellington, Apsley House, 19th centur
Photograph showing the swords of Napoleon and the 1st Duke of Wellington on display in Apsley House, London, 19th century

Pope Pius VII (Luigi Barnabo Chiaramonti) He signed Concordat with Napoleon, but later quarreled with him and was arrested by the French

Emperor Napoleon III, 1854
Engraved portrait of Napoleon III, Emperor of France, in military uniform on horseback, 1854

Duc De Brabant
He welcomes the duc et duchesse de Brabant to the palais des Tuileries

Visit to Stuttgart
Showing solidarity with a fellow-monarch, he and Eugenie visit the king of Wurttemberg at Stuttgart, where of course they are received in style

Emperor and Tsar
Tsar Alexander II receives Napoleon III at Warsaw, soon after the end of the Crimean War in which the Russians were defeated by the French and British

Visit to Corsica - 5
The Prince Imperial and his mama pay homage to his illustrious ancestor in the room where Napoleon I was born at Ajaccio

King of Bavaria
Showing solidarity with a fellow-monarch, he and Eugenie welcome the king of Bavaria to the Hotel de Ville, Paris

With Albert, Boulogne
He meets Prince Albert at Boulogne, and they ride through the town with applause from the citizens

Visit to Dunkerque
At Dunkerque, he and Eugenie drive beneath an arch erected in their honour by the cod fishermen

Statue of Napoleon
A sign of changing times : a statue of Napoleon I is erected at Lyon

Fete De L empereur
At the Fete de l Empereur, in Paris, the historic Field of the Cloth of Gold, where Francois I met Henry VIII, is re-enacted

Napoleon and Son
NAPOLEON III contemplates his son and wonders what their future will be : he has good reason to be pessimistic - four years from now, they will both be in exile in England

Napoleon and Eagles
He distributes symbolic eagles to the army

Napoleon Holds Revue
Napoleon holds a military revue in the Place du Carrousel, at the Tuileries, Paris

Visit to Corsica - 3
A posse of volunteers form a guard of honour for the Prince Imperial during the imperial visit to Corsica - their last summer excursion, did they but know it

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