#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💗💗💗

[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.

[octobvoid]

Another drawing study

[boozeandblues333]

Le Déjeuner sur L’herbe (1863)

Edouard Manet, a name that has etched itself on the walls of of ‘Salon des Refusés’.

Salon des Refusés: An exhibition of artists that has been refused by the official salon, opened by the command of Napoleon III.

‘Le Déjeuner sur L’herbe’ was Manet’s contribution to the Salon per Napoleon’s request that every artist exhibits a piece. The latter was to regret his decision upon witnessing Manet’s piece, as he refused to call his nude figure a Venus (calling a nude female figure ‘venus’ was the only acceptable way of using female nudity in paintings, it was around this time, during the 19th century, as the Impressionists gained more allure and respect that this norm was broken). The salon found Manet’s painting to be inappropriate and immoral.

Aside from the backlash he received from the judges, an obscure amount of supporters came to his defence, including French novelist and journalist, Émile Zola. Which, his comradeship comes as no surprise as he is known to stand beside the ones who have been wrongfully accused.

Nonetheless, the portrayal of an ordinary naked woman, caused a whirlpool of a reaction amongst the Salon and as a result, Napoleon came to regret his decision of the ‘Salon des Refusés’ altogether.

[pen-inks]

nap the one, nap the two, nap the three, nap the four, and after that, nap no more

why was there so many of them.

[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 👀👀 )

[arlesposting]

leek spin napoleon iii...he's an honorary miku variant now...another french miku or whatever they call it. ok bye

[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!