Napoleons Collection (page 2)

MORTIER, Edouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph (1768-1835). French politician and general during Napoleons reign. Portrait by Larivi貥. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain (1808-1814). Peninsular war. Allegory of Napoleons invasion of Spain. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Kutusov, Mikhail Illarionovich, Prince (1745-1813). Russian Field Marshal who defeated Napoleons Grande Arm饠 during the invasion of Russia in 1812. Bust. Sculpture on bronze

Battle of Mount Thabor (17th February 1799), between Napoleons troops and those of the Sultan of Damascus. Etching. FRANCE. Paris

Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). The mystery of Napoleons ideas on Spain. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

ISABEY, Eugene (1803-1886). Transfer of Napoleons remains aboard of La belle Poule. Left detail. Historical scene that happened

Napoleons return from the Island of Elba, March 7th 1815

Napoleons last sensation. Date c1870 Aug. 11

Napoleons tomb, Paris, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Vendome Column 4
A veteran of Napoleons campaigns mourns the destruction of the Vendome column by the Communards who see it as a symbol of the previous regime. Date: 8 May 1871

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

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

An Australian camp where Napoleons legions assembled

Jerome Bonaparte Weds
Napoleons brother Jerome marries (second wife) Friederike Catharina von Wurttenberg

Prince Napoleon Weds
Napoleons cousin, Prince Napoleon, son of Jerome, sails to Italy to marry Clotilde, daughter of Vittorio-Emanuele

Louis XVIII returns triumphantly to Paris, re- establishing the monarchy and the Bourbon dynasty : but Napoleons return will make him flee again

His Speech Reported
Napoleons speech at the opening of the Corps Legislatif is reported by the Petit Moniteur : crowds gather to buy it

Napoleon Cheered
Napoleons empire is approved by a majority of Frenchpeople - peasants of the Bourbonnais cheer him as he travels through their region

Louis XVIII Flees - 2
At the news of Napoleons return from Elba, Louis XVIII hastily quits the palais des Tuileries amid much bowing and scraping

French at Aspern-Essling
BATTLE OF ASPERN-ESSLING Tirailleurs of Napoleons guard sent into action

Montholon / Bompled
CHARLES-TRISTAN COMTE DE MONTHOLON French soldier and Napoleons executor Date: 1783 - 1853

Battle of Essling 1809
Battle of ASPERN-ESSLING Napoleons men, outnumbered two-to-one by the Archduke Carls Austrians, have to retire but the battle is indecisive

Empire Allegorised
An allegory of Napoleons imperial take-over after the 1852 plebiscite - Marianne, the symbol of France, chooses to wear imperial robes

Napoleon III Guyed
English satire on Napoleons foreign policy - depicting him as a serenader wooing Germany and other potential allies

Napoleons Coup
An English view of the Napoleonic coup - France is tranquil !!

Napoleon and Peace
English satire on Napoleons foreign policy - depicting him making up to Peace, with his international exhibition as proof of his good intentions

Napoleon Mocked
British comment on Napoleons encouragement of trade and industry - Open for Business as usual

Napoleons Gifts
Napoleon IIIs gifts to his country - first, the empire of 1851 : second, defeat by the Prussians

Napoleons Family Tree
Napoleon plants his family tree, hoping that will grow as sturdy as the royal oak of England. See also 10078160 for full colour original print

Julie (Clary) Bonaparte
JULIE BONAPARTE, daughter of Francois Clary, wife of Napoleons elder brother Joseph, sometime king of Naples and of Spain. Lived in America 1815 - 1832

Napoleon J C P Bonaparte
Prince NAPOLEON JOSEPH- CHARLES-PAUL BONAPARTE Son of Napoleons youngest brother Jerome; claimant to French throne : with his sons Victor and Louis

Elizabeth Bonaparte
ELIZABETH BONAPARTE daughter of William Patterson of Baltimore, first wife of Napoleons brother Jerome. The marriage was annulled after two years 1803 - 1805

Prince Camillo Borghese
Principe CAMILLO FILIPPO LODOVICO BORGHESE Italian aristocrat, second husband of Napoleons sister Pauline Bonaparte

Coup: Casualties
As troops supporting Napoleon clear the streets of Paris, those unfortunate enough to be in the line of fire are carried to the hospitals

Coup: Proclamations
At the Imprimerie Nationale, Napoleons proclamations are read out to the people : some are jubilant, others horrified

Coup: after Clearing
The boulevard Montmartre after troops supporting Napoleon have cleared the streets of Republicans and other dissidents

Coup : Mairie Forced
Troops loyal to Napoleon take over the Mairie of the 4th arrondissement, Paris

Coup: Army Bivouac
Bivouac of troops loyal to Napoleon, outside the Hotel de Ville, Paris

Coup: Streets Cleared
The boulevards after they have been cleared of insurgents by troops supporting Napoleon

Coup: Resistance
Napoleons coup triggers popular resistance : Republicans build barricades in the streets of Paris

Coup: Dissidents
Dissidents are despatched from Brest to French prisons in South America

Coup: Berryer Protests
From the window of the mairie of the 10th arrondissement, Paris, Berryer protests against Napoleons coup - but theres not much he can do to stop the take-over

Coup: Deputies Expelled
The Chambre des Deputes is closed : members are refused admission by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup: Troops Bivouac
Troops supporting Napoleon bivouac at the Conciergerie, near the Sainte Chapelle on the ile de la Cite, Paris

French Elections
After Napoleons coup, French voters choose their government. Date: 20 December 1851

Coup : Thiers Arrested
Adolphe Thiers, Napoleons most formidable political opponent, is arrested by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup : Judges Evicted
High Court judges are evicted by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup: Street Fighting
Street fighting at the Porte Saint-Denis, Paris, where the Republicans construct one of their biggest barricades : but they succumb to the military

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