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OBJECT LIST

Portrait bust of Napoléon I

Bisque with gilded bronze

After Antoine-Denis Chaudet, with

c 1810

1

Letter written by Napoléon Bonaparte at age 14

Ink on paper

1784

2

Mathematics book belonging to Napoléon at Brienne

Leatherbound book

M. Bossut, author

1781

3

Bonaparte at the Arcole Bridge

Lithograph engraving. First print

After Baron Antoine-Jean Gros

1798

4

1

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General Bonaparte Commanding the Army of Italy

in 1797

Engraving

Andrea Appiani, engraved by Alix

c.1797

5

Leather portfolio used by Paul Barras at the National

Convention, 1792-95

Gilt-tooled red Morocco leather with silver clasp

6

Account of the Siege of Toulon (1793)

Ink on paper. Eight in-folio pages

Written by Androche Junot

November 14, 1793

7

Maps from the atlas of the young Bonaparte

c. 1784

8

General Bonaparte Commanding the Army of Italy

Engraving with watercolor

Andrea Appiani. Engraving by Alix

1798

9

2

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Bonaparte on Horseback in Cairo with His Staff

Watercolor and gouache

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet

c.1820

10

Map of the city and harbors of Alexandria

Watercolor on paper

1798

11

Portrait of General Jean-Baptiste Kléber

Miniature on ivory

Jean Urbain Guérin

1798

12

The School of Fine Arts

Graphite with watercolor

Jean-Baptiste Kléber

1780

13

Studies on the Pyramids

Bound in red Morocco leather

Binding by Doll in the Egyptian

1812

14

3

Napoleon

“The Ray” from Description of

Engraving with ink

Annotations by Pierre Joseph15

Engravings from Description of Egypt

Engraving on paper

c.1809

16

First Consul Bonaparte

Oil on canvas

Baron Antoine-Jean Gros

c. 1802

17

Manuscript relating to the Coup d’Etat of the 18th

Brumaire

Ink on paper

Lucien Bonaparte

c.1812

18

Printed decree of the French Republic announcing

the “Coup d'Etat of the 18th Brumaire”

Printing on paper

November 1799

19

4

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Study for “18th Brumaire”

Sepia ink and sepia on paper

Francoise Bouçhot

c. 1840

20

Sleeve of the dress coat of First Consul Bonaparte

Cherry-colored Naccara silk velvet

c. 1800

21

Snuffbox of First Consul Napoléon Bonaparte

Gold and enamel

Silversmith by the name of

c.1800-02

22

Gold coins of the French Consulate and Empire

Gold

23

Accounts of the Public Revenue Department Year

XI

Red Morocco leather with gilded edge

24

5

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Bonaparte Visiting the Silk Manufactures of Rouen

India ink and sepia on paper

Jean-Baptiste Isabey

1802

25

Petition to the Minister of the Interior

Ink on paper

1799

26

Gold medal awarded to Firmin Didot by First Consul

Napoléon Bonaparte

22-carat gold

1800

27

Minister of Treasury Barbé Marbois Portfolio, which

carried the Louisiana Treaty of Sale in 1803

Green Morocco leather with gilding

c. 1800-03

28

Grand Eagle Legion of Honour Medallion of Emperor

Napoléon Bonaparte

Silver thread on fabric

after 1802

29

6

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Apotheosis of Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of

the Republic

Oil on canvas

Constance Meyer and Pierre-Paul

1803

30

Portrait of Napoléon I in Coronation Robe

Oil on canvas. Gold frame sculpted by Ménan

Baron François Gérard

c. 1805-10

31

Central Nave of Notre-Dame Cathedral from the

Book of the Coronation

Engraving and watercolor

Charles Percier and Pierre

1807

32

The Imperial Procession Entering Notre-Dame

Cathedral from the Book of the Coronation

Engraving and watercolor


1807

33

The Military School and the Champ de Mars

Engraving done with watercolor


1807

34

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Rendering of the Emperor’s Throne and the Champ

de Mars from the Book of the Coronation

Engraving with watercolors

Charles Percier and François Léonard

1807

35

Engraving of Empress Joséphine in her coronation

robe from the book Ceremonies of the French

Engraving

1805

36

Pope Pius VII and clergymen

India ink and gouache

Claude-Louis Desrais

c.1805

37

Sketch of Eugène de Beauharnais' sabretache for

the Emperor's Coronation

Watercolor and gouache on paper

Carle Vernet

1804

38

Invitation to the Coronation sent to Eugène de

Beauharnais

Ink on paper

Signed by Napoléon

1804

39

8

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Sketch of a pavilion for Napoléon I's Coronation

festivities

Pen, ink and watercolor on paper


1804

40

Preparatory study for the Imperial eagle

Crayon on paper

Antoine Denis Chaudet

1804

41

Sketch of cruets and tray used at Emperor's

Coronation

India ink on paper

Charles Percier

1804

42

The Coronation

Watercolor and gouache on paper

Charles Percier and Pierre-

c. 1807-1808

43

Napoléon I in Coronation Robe

Tapestry

Gobelins, after François Gérard

1812

44

9

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Portrait of Pope Pius VII

Engraving embellished with watercolors

Auguste Garneray

1805

45

Sword of the Chief of Heralds, used to proclaim

Napoléon I Emperor

Gilded bronze, silver-gilt, ebony, and velvet.

Designed by Jacques Louis David

1804

46

Fragment of wall covering which decorated Notre-

Dame Cathedral for Coronation

Red velvet with gold embroidery

Brocard

1804

47

Cushion used at Coronation of Napoléon I

Silk velvet, gold thread, and embroidered braid

1804

48

Foot cushion used at Coronation of Napoléon I

Red velvet with embroidery

c.1804

49

10

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Large wooden plaque used at the Coronation

Fruitwood

Designed by Jacques Louis David.

1804

50

Ceremonial dress coat of a senior member of the

Council of State

Silk velvet and silk embroidery w/mannequin

1804

51

Apotheosis of

Ink and graphite on paper

Charles Meynier

c.1809

52

Gold medal commemorating Emperor Napoléon I's

Coronation

Gold

Andrieu foundry

1804

53

Napoléon Wearing the Coronation Regalia of the

King of Italy

Graphite on paper


December 1852

54

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Prince Eugène de Beauharnais

Oil on canvas

Queen Hortense de Beauharnais and

c.1800

55

Strongbox of King Joseph of Spain

Mahogony, ebony, bronze, and silver

Martin-Guillaume Biennais

c. 1810

56

Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia

Ivory, gold, and blue enamel


1810

57

Pauline Borghèse’s snuffbox

Gold and tortoise shell

c.1808-1810

58

Imperial bed of Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Wesphalia

Jacob

c.1810

59

12

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Prince Joachim Murat’s inkwell with clock

Clock movement by Bréguet

1805

60

Caroline Murat

Graphite and gouache on paper

Louis Lafitte

c. 1809

61

Poetry book bearing the insignia of Caroline Murat

Gilded, red Morocco leather and paper

62

Book with King Joachim Murat's coat of arms

Gilded, red Morocco leather and paper

c.1812

63

First Consul Bonaparte standing in front of

Malmaison

Engraving


1802

64

13

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How tall was Napoléon?

65

Why is Napoléon depicted with his hand in his waistcoat?

66

Items from Napoléon and Joséphine’s Sévres

porcelain service

Manufacture Imperiale de Sèvres

c.1804

67

Joséphine’s monogrammed tortoise shell box

Tortoise shell ornamented with guilloche

c.1799-1800

68

Joséphine's books from Malmaison

Leather and paper

69

14

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Lock of Empress Joséphine’s hair

Human hair in cloth ribbon

70

Tapestry with Napoléon’s (and formerly Joséphine’s) initials

c.

71

Engraved portrait of Eugène de Beauharnais

Engraving embellished with watercolors

Alix

c. 1805

72

Troubadour Scene

India ink drawing

Queen Hortense

c.1808-1810

73

Birth certficate of Charles Napoléon

October 1804

74

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Teapot given by Empress Marie-Louise to Queen

Hortense


1813

75

Busts of Empress Marie-Louise and Napoléon I

bisque on marble base with gilded bronze


1811

76

Napoléon’s signet ring

10.5 Carat of diamonds with additional brilliants in

Etienne Nitot (today: Chaumet)

c.1809

77

Empress Marie-Louise's watch

Enamel, pearls, and gold

Etienne Nitot (today: Chaumet)

c.1810

78

Empress Marie-Louise's silk finery basket

Silk with gold thread

Brocard

c.1810

79

16

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Small portfolio with Empress Marie-Louise's

monogram

Green silk velvet, embroidered with silver thread

80

Sèvres teacup and saucer


c.1813

81

Letter from Napoléon to Marie-Louise

Ink on paper

1813

82

Bust of King of Rome

Bronze on marble base

Philipp Jakob Treu

c.1812

83

The King of Rome

Watercolor on paper in silver gilt frame


c.1812

84

17

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Study for The King of Rome

Graphite on paper


1812

85

The King of Rome

Engraving on vellum

Innocent-Louis Goubaud

c.1812

86

Cast of King of Rome's hand

Plaster

Made by Dubois, Empress Marie-

c.1814

87

Duke of

India ink on paper

Louis Léopold Boilly, after

c.1830

88

Letter to Empress Marie-Louise from the King of

Rome

Ink on paper

King of Rome

c.1817-18

89

18

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Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier


Alix, after Baron Antoine-Jean

1797

90

Tableware belonging to Charles Maurice de

Talleyrand-Périgord

Plates: Nast Manufacture, Paris. Forks:91

Antonin Carême, ‘The cook of kings and the king of cooks’

92

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord’s prayer

chair

Sculpted and gilded wood with upholstery

Jacob Frère93

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Engraving

Pierre-Paul Prudhon; engraving

c.1805

94

19

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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Graphite on paper


c. 1795

95

Sketch for the painting “Le Belleser” (Belisarius)


c.1805-6

96

Marshal Lefèbvre Presenting the Abdication Act toNapoléon

Graphite on paper

Etienne Prosper Bellecour

c.1860

97

Silver service of Jean Jacques Cambacérès, Second

Consul and Archchancellor of the Empire

SIlver

Martin-Guillaume Biennais98

Frontplate bookstamp with the coat of arms of Charles

Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

99

20

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General Henri-Gratien Bertrand's breeches and

gloves

Lyon Velvet

c.1812-1815

100

Chair from Napoléon’s personal Tuileries office

Gilded wood, velvet and brocade

101

The force behind a new Empire

102

Door latches from Napoléon’s personal Tuileries apartment

Gilded bronze

103

Doodle drawn by Napoléon

India ink on paper

Napoléon Bonaparte

c. 1806

104

21

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Portfolio for documents needing the Emperor’s

signature

Red Morocco leather

105

Portfolio for statistical documents

Red Morocco leather

106

Account book of the Emperor's palaces

c.1810-1811.

107

Napoléon’s lotto game box

Ebony, mahogany, silk, silver thread, painted horn

Martin Guillaume Biennais

c. 1810

108

Books from the Emperor's libraries

Red and green Morocco leather and paper

109

22

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Napoléon’s shoebucklesworn on St. Helena.

Vermeil silver

c. 1815

110

Marie Thérèse Bourgoin

Oil on Canvas

Henri François Riesener111

Study for “The Intervention of the Sabine Women”

Graphite on paper

Edme Gratien Parizeau for

c. 1799

112

Study for “The Intervention of the Sabine Women”

Jacques-Louis David

c.1794-99

113

Napoléon I

Charcoal and graphite on paper

Antonio Canova

c.1810

114

23

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Relief portrait of Napoléon

Bisque

Antonio Canova

1809

115

Colossal Bust of Napoléon

Marble

Antonio Canova

c. 1810

116

Preparatory drawing for “Psyche and Cupid”

Graphite on paper

François Gérard

c.1798

117

Fight scene

India ink and gouache on paper

Horace Vernet

c. 1810

118

Hermes bust of Emperor Napoleon I

Patinated bronze

Antoine-Denis Chaudet

c. 1809

119

24

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Fabric sample from Versailles

Silk

Grand-Frères (silk manufacturer of

c.1810-1811

120

First Empire wallpaper

Ink and watercolor on paper

After a design by Charles Percier and

c.1810

121

Chair of Marshal Auguste Frédéric Marmont

Wood with gold leaf; silk upholstery

122

Bonaparte Crossing the Alps by the Great Saint Bernard Pass

Oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse with Jacques-

c.1807

123

Napoléon in Uniform

Drawing on vellum paper, with gouache

Baron Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

c, 1811

124

25

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Surrender of the City of Ulm

Sepia on paper

Carle Vernet

c.1806-17

125

The Battle of Wagram

India ink with gouache on paper

Carle Vernet126

Order to defend Madrid sent from Napoléon

Ink on paper

Emperor Napoléon I

December 1811

127

Napoléon’s personal map of the French Empire in

1812

Paper lined with silk

c.1812

128

Portfolio and writing case of General Jean Rapp

Green and silver Morocco leather

129

26

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Saucepan from Napoléon's campaign set

Copper

130

Convertible armchair of Marshal Louis Nicolas

Davout

Steel with brass fittings

c.1808

131

Napoléon’s collapsible campaign bed

Iron

Desouches

c.1808

132

Napoléon at Fontainebleau

Oil on canvas

Paul Hippolyte Delaroche

1848

133

Moscow Burning

Engraving with watercolor and gouache on paper

1813

134

27

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The Napoléonic Wars through English eyes

Engraving embellished with watercolor

English engravings

c.1813-14

135

Preparatory study for a head of a wounded soldier

Graphite on paper

Théodore Géricault

1817

136

The French Campaign

WALL MURAL

Ernest Meissonier

c.1861

137

Napoléon’s farewell to Pierre de Montesquiou

Ink on paper

Emperor Napoléon I

1814

138

Armchair from Fontainebleau Palace

Gilded wood and lacquer

Pierre-Benoit Marcion; gilding by

1809

139

28

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Historical proclamation signed by Empress Marie-Louise

1814

140

King Louis XVIII

Oil on canvas

c.1814

141

Letter from Louis XVIII to Marshall Marmont

Ink on paper

Louis XVIII

March 9, 1815

142

Preliminary drawing for Louis XVIII's coat of arms

Watercolor and gouache on canvas parchment

Carle Vernet

c.1814-15

143

Louis XVIII medallion design

Watercolor on canvas

Carle Vernet144

29

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Eagle of the Hundred Days

Gilded wood

(1815)

145

Emperor's horse Tauris

India ink on paper

Carle Vernet

c. 1810

146

Silver cutlery and metal cup

Vermeil, silver, and metal


1798-1809

147

Grapeshot from the battlefield at Waterloo

148

Officer’s shako worn by Grenadiers of the 93th

Regimentc.1812

149

30

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Soldier of the Imperial Guard

India Ink on paper

Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet150

Grenadier of the Guard

Watercolor and pastel on paper

Hippolyte Bellangé

1859

151

The Last Stage

Oil on canvas

James Sant

c. 1900

152

Map of St. Helena Island

Ink on paper

17th century

153

Bonaparte on St. Helena Island

Engraving on paper

January 16, 1816

154

31

Napoleon

View of Buonaparte's New Mansion

Colored engraving on paper

From A Traveller's Notebook, or

1819

155

General Henri-Gratien Bertrand's box

Mahogany, brass, silk, green morocco

Martin Guillaume Biennais156

Letter from Sir Hudson Lowe to General Bertrand

Ink on paper

Henri-Gratien Bertrand

August 1817

157

Napoléon’s monogrammed shirt and longjohns worn

on St. Helena

158

Napoléon’s stockings worn on St. Helena

Silk

159

32

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Napoléon's madras kerchief worn on St. Helena

Cotton

c.1818-19

160

Napoléon's pillowcase from St. Helena

161

Napoléon’s pencils used on St. Helena

162

Napoléon's handkerchief from St. Helena

Cotton

163

Napoléon’s toiletry Items from St. Helena

164

33

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Napoléon’s flacon for smelling salts or perfume from

St. Helena

Crystal and silver gilt

165

A handwritten fragment of Napoléon’s English

lessons

ink on paper

1816

166

Emperor's tableware from St. Helena

Martin-Guillaume Biennais (knife)167

Emperor's books from St. Helena

168

Napoléon’s campaign teabox used on St. Helena

Mahogany and gilded brass


c. 1805

169

34

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Napoléon in Uniform on His Deathbed

Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse

c.1841

170

Napoléon's first will, envelope, quill pen, and desk

blotterAugust 1819

171

Napoléon’s cravat used on St. Helena

172

Lock of the Napoléon’s hair

173

Napoléon I in Limbo

Drawing with India ink on paper

Thérésa Tallien, Princesse de

1822

174

35

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Napoléon Laid Out on His Austerlitz Camp Bed

Graphite on paper

Captain Frederick Marryat

May 6, 1821

175

Napoléon dying

Wall mural / Engraving on paper

c.1825

176

Fragment of cloak worn by Napoléon at the Battle of

Marengo

Wool cloth embroidered with gold thread

c. 1800

177

Scaled down model of Napoléon’s death mask

Plaster

Dr. Archibald Arnott

May 1821

178

Remains of Napoléon Leaving St. Helena

Gouache on paper

Louis Gabriel Eugène Isabey

c.1840

179

36

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Logbook of Belle Poule

September-December 1840

180

A piece of the funerary cloak that covered the Emperor’s coffin

during the repatriation ceremonies (December 15, 1840).

181

Fragment of Napoléon’s original coffin

Mahogany

1821

182

The Emperor's Hat, summer model

Felt

Poupard Chapelier

c.1805

183

Napoléon on St. Helena

Engraving on paper

Jean-Pierre Marie Jazet

c.1825

184

37

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Architectural rendering

Sepia ink on paper

Princesse Charlotte Bonaparte

1819

185

Book from Napoléon’s library on St. Helena

186

Napoléon’s bottle of rosewater perfume from St. Helena

187

Copies of Napoléon’s last will

Ink on paper

188

Bonaparte’s First Proclamation to the Army of Italy

1796

189

38

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Murat’s appointment as Prince and Grand Admiral of

the Empire

Ink on paper

1807

190

Eugène de Beauharnais’ first promotion

Signed by Alexandre Berthier

1798

191

Napoléon's Legion of Honour sash

Silk

1814

192

Duke of Massa's portfolio

Red Morocco leather with silver

193

Map of Italy and battle scene, Crossing the Bridge at Lodi

Engraving after Carle Vernet

c. 1806

194

39

Napoleon

The Congress of Vienna

Engraving on paper

Godefroy Engelmann, after Jean-

1819

195

Manuscript written by Napoléon on St. Helena for his

memoirs

Napoléon Bonaparte

January 1816

196

Manuscript about fortifications with drawings by Napoléon

Napoléon Bonaparte and Louis-Gratien197

Embroidery of roses given by City of Lyon to Joséphine

Silk thread

c.1808

198

Fabric from Empress Marie-Louise’s bedroom in Compiègne

Embriodered Silk

199

40

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Friendship ring

Gold

c.1820

200

A letter signed by Napoléon instituting the Italian Republic of

Ancona

1797

201

Bonaparte's order to bury the Sheiks who organized

the Cairo UprisingNovember 4, 1798.

202

Boat license granted by the Emperor during the

continental blockadec. 1813

203

Printed poster announcing Napoléon’s return from Elba

March 4, 1815

204

41

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Jar with earth from St. Helena

205

Posts and Relays of the French Empire 1806

Red Morocco leather and paper

c. 1806

206

Napoléon’s handkerchief

c. 1795

207

The first post-Revolution 20-franc coin

c. 1801

208

Mapbook with account of the Battle of Marengo

c. 1804

209

42

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Napoléon’s portfolio inscribed “Orateurs Du Conseil d’Etat”

Red Morocco with green sillk

c.1805

210

Leather tube for official papers

Red Morocco leather

c. 1810-12

211

Hunting gun of Marshal Guillaume Marie Anne Brune

Made by Guillaume Berleur212

Medici-style vase

Bronze

Louis-François Jeannest

c.1811-1812

213

Medici-style Vase

Bronze

Louis-François Jeannest

c.1811 and 1812

214

43

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Crystal Service from Talleyrand’s Table

Crystal

Cristallerie du Montcenis215

Busts of Napoléon and Marie-Louise

Bronze

Baron François Joseph Bosio

c.1812

216

Napoléon’s knife, fork and spoon from St. Helena

217

Bust of Napoléon I

Marble

Giuseppe Rocchi

c. 1810

218

Sketch for “Battle of the Pyramids”

Ink and sepia wash

François-André Vincent

c. 1800

219

44

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Empress Marie-Louise

Oil on canvas, gilt wood frame

Baron François Gérard220

Joséphine’s portfolio for the annulment papers

Red Morocco Leather

221

Bust Of Napoléon

Plaster on a marble base

Jean-Antoine Houdon

c.1804

222

Snuffbox belonging to Queen Hortense

Gold Box in Red Morocco Leather case

Vachette223

Design for standard of King Jérôme of Westphalia’s

Bodyguards

Watercolor on paper

Carle Vernet224

45

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Napoléon's funeral on St. Helena


Captain Frederick Marryat

c.1822

225

Napoléon's plate used on campaign and at Waterloo

Silver


c. 1798-1809

226

Plate with view of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall of Paris)


Robert

c. 1806

227

Joséphine from “Joséphine, Empress and Queen”

Engraving with watercolor in leatherbound book

Frédéric Masson, author; portrait after

1899

228

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