#Napoleonic objects

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Sculptures by Eugène Jean Baptiste Claude Guillaume

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Items from a Sèvres “Egyptian service” for Napoleon (1810).

Musée du Louvre

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Napoléon étudiant une carte, le compas à la main [Napoleon studies a map, compass in hand] by Moutoni (dit), Mouton Antoine, 1809

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“Bedroom Eyes” Napoleon. Miniature by Sophie Liénard (c.1842-1860).

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“A circular, vari-coloured gold snuffbox with a miniature of Napoleon Bonaparte by Isabey (1812). Traditionally presented to Countess Maria Walewska by Napoleon I. Made by Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, the most prominent Swiss goldsmiths and watchmakers in the early 19th century.

“Here Isabey has depicted Napoleon as an official icon, shown in the coronation regalia he wore when he crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I. Surrounded with a border of alternating stars and bees, a symbol of Napoleon’s reign, the emperor wears a gold diadem, and the five-armed cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor lays against the ermine of his coronation robes. The blue pendant with an ‘N’ that Napoleon wears is replicated with the golden 'N' set on a ground of deep blue enamel on the underside of the box which is encircled by intricately wrought radiating trophées d’armes (depictions of the enemy’s arms taken by the victor), composed of three different tones of gold: white, yellow and rose.”

This is at LACMA! (L.A. County Museum of Art). I’m going to go and see it.

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Isn’t this pretty? It would look very good on a big desk, which I don’t have. This is described as early 20th century German porcelain.

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Just the thing for your next tea party! A conversation starter allowing you to educate your guests about Napoleon.

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Butter dishes from a tea service made for Napoleon & Marie-Louise by Martin-Guillaume Biennais at the Louvre

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Bonaparte’s entry into Cairo. 

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Napoleon by an unknown artist; Merchant Adventurers’ Hall

artuk.org

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Giraud Veterinaire en Chef

pinterest, link to the pic doesn’t work

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A Rare Portugese Metronome Circa 1825

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Savonnerie carpet from the Throne Room at the Tuileries (1807-1810).

Musée du Louvre

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I prefer the one on the left.