#napoleon iii

[livesunique]

The courthouse building for the Tribunal de Commerce,

Paris, France,

Built between 1859 and 1865 on a design by architect Antoine-Nicolas Bailly, inspired by the Renaissance Palazzo della Loggia in Brescia. It was ceremoniously inaugurated by Napoleon III on 26 December 1865.

Credit: Bon Voyage Cleo

[ltwilliammowett]

Queen Victoria in Cherbourg - Napoleon III receiving the Queen of England on board the ship La Bretagne, August 6, 1858 by, Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio, 1859

[innocentscemetery]

Prince Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (son of emperor Napoléon III) by Alex Bassano, c. 1879.

[empirearchives]

Checkered suit, bow tie, top hat, right hand in pocket, coat pushed back seductively, showing off handy-dandy pocket watch, walking cane ready.

He was thriving, glowing.

[duchesssoflennox]

”In the Arms of Empires: The Tender Tableaux of Napoleonic Motherhood”✨️❤️🤍

Napoleon-Era Maternal Portraits That Stole Hearts💗💗💗

[octobvoid]

Another drawing study

[pechenlaf]

When your fuckass alive human walks into a room and you need to pretend that you were not trying to send each other to superhell five seconds ago

I remember mentioning my "girls can see ghosts of historical figures" setting here awhile ago, so why not post something related to it again— (if someone is interested, i can drop some kind of lore here 👀👀 )

[bunniesandbeheadings]

Then dancing began, I, dancing a Quadrille with the Emperor, Albert opposite, with the Empress. This was followed by a Reel, in which Vicky danced very nicely, then a Valse which the Emperor asked her to dance with him, & which frightened her very much, &c — Really to think of a Gd Daughter of George IIIrd, dancing with the nephew of our great enemy, the Empr Napoleon now my most firm Ally, in the Waterloo Gallery, — is incredible! And this Ally was only 6 years ago, an exile in England, poor, & not at all thought of! The Emperor led me in to supper & Albert, the Empress. Her manner is the most perfect thing I ever saw, so gentle, graceful & kind, & so modest & retiring. All was over by ½ p. 12. Vicky behaved extremely well, making beautiful curtseys & was much praised by the Emperor & Empress, about whom she raves.

Queen Victoria’s Diary, 10th June 1853, 4th September 1859.

Victoria writes about dancing with Napoleon III and notes the irony.

[classic-art-favourites]

Emperor Napoleon III by Alexandre Cabanel, 1865.

[isthenapoleoncute]

Rating: Not Cute!

Do not let your pet spooky Napoleon I and spooky Napoleon II hover ominously behind your Napoleon III and its chick. It makes the Napoleon III and chick uncomfortable and frankly, I’m sure there’s more enriching activities for your spooky Napoleons somewhere else.

[dragoons-and-cookies]

French 6th Dragoon Regiment, Crimean War 1854-1856

[hoppityhopster23]

I went out on a little outing today.

To my surprise, one of the museums where I live had both a bust of Napoleon III and a piece done by David!

Also to my surprise, Thorvaldsen was a lovely looking fellow in his youth!

[madeleineengland]

Napoleon III apartment (Louvre)

[archduchessofnowhere]

Insane part of Helene's lore is that there had been rumors at the beginning of 1853 that Napoleon III wanted to marry her? From the Neue Passauer Zeitung:

From Munich, 13 Jan, one writes to the ‘Fstr. Postztg.’ As several papers from Paris recently reported that the Emperor intended to marry a Bavarian princess, which could only mean the Duchess Helene, the eldest daughter of Duke Max in Bavaria, born on 4 April 1834, it caused quite a stir that this princess danced the first tour, namely the polonaise with the French envoy, at the court ball last night. Whether the above news deserves some credence, however, we will leave for the time being.

About a week later Napoleon announced his engagement to Eugenia de Montijo, so the news indeed didn't deserve much credence after all.

[roehenstart]

Portrait of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, in Coronation Robes. After Franz Xaver Winterhalter.