[NAPOLEON I
(1769-1821, Emperor of the French)]
'Napoléon - La République - Le Consulat - L'Empire - Sainte-Hélène',
a volume of over 600 illustrations of the life of the Emperor from his birth to the return of his ashes and apotheosis, embracing paintings, sketches, caricatures, curiosities, documents, medals, arms, clothing, popular scenes, his family, his marshals, and his battle scenes, with excellent descriptions and comments, not afraid to point out the weaknesses in some of the most 'theatrical' pictures, it would be hard to parallel such an engrossing collection in one volume, 160 sides 10½" x 13½", boards repeating the decorative title, Librairie Hachette & Cie, Paris, no date, circa
light marks of damp on upper cover continuing to early pages, endpapers slightly creased and other signs of use, but otherwise in attractive condition on good photographic paper
Item Date:
1900
Stock No:
53564
£75
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[NAPOLEON III
(Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873, Emperor of the French, Nephew of Napoleon I)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo, by F. Grumel, Paris
showing him full length, standing in a sitting room , 4¼" x 2½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
23195
£95
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[NAPOLEON III
(Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873, Emperor of the French, Nephew of Napoleon I)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo
showing him head and shoulders in an oval, 4" x 2½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
39971
£75
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A PRESENT FROM QUEEN VICTORIA - PHOTOS OF THE FRENCH IMPERIAL FAMILY
[NAPOLEON III
(Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873, Emperor of the French, Nephew of Napoleon I) with his wife EUGÉNIE (née Montijo, 1826-1920, wife of Emperor Napoleon III) & their son LOUIS (Eugene Jean Joseph, 1856-1879, Prince Imperial, killed while out with a reconnoitring party at Ulundi, Zululand)]
Excellent set of three unsigned carte de visite photos by W & D Downey
showing the them in various poses, the Emperor half length seated, resting his elbow on a table, the Empress leaning on the back of a chair with a fan, looking down and the Prince Imperial, head and shoulders in profile, each 4¼” x 2½”, together with the autograph note from the original recipient “Given to me by the Queen at Osborne 21 January 1873. 3 Photographs - the Emperor Napoleon, Empress Eugenie & their son. In remembrance of my visit to Chiselhurst on behalf of H.M. on the day of the Emperor’s death, 9th Jany 73”, on the wrapper for the photos, 1 side 8vo., Osborne, 21st January
Item Date:
1873
Stock No:
40500
£750
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[NAPOLEON III
(Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873, Emperor of the French, Nephew of Napoleon I)]
Fine unsigned carte-de-visite photo by Wesenberg & Co,
showing the Emperor head and shoulders in an oval, wearing military uniform with a sash and decorations, 4" x 2½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
39117
£150
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