Napoleon - An Intimate Portrait


“Bonaparte on St. Helena Island”

“Bonaparte on St. Helena Island”

- January 16, 1816

The first published engraving of Napoléon at St. Helena shows him standing in front of The Briars, the residence of William Balcombe, the East India Company agent. Napoléon became very fond of the family, particularly of 14-year-old Betsy, who, with the innocence of youth, treated him as an equal. She frequently pointed out that he cheated at cards.

Engraving on paper



Letter from the RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN / Brand Grande Armée / Napoleon 1 (1812) picture

Letter from the RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN / Brand Grande Armée / Napoleon 1 (1812)

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NAPOLEONIC WARS FRENCH GRAND ARMEE CHASSEUR, HUSSAR CAVALRY SWORD 1784 picture

NAPOLEONIC WARS FRENCH GRAND ARMEE CHASSEUR, HUSSAR CAVALRY SWORD 1784

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NAPOLEONIC WARS FRENCH GRAND ARMEE CHASSEUR, HUSSAR CAVALRY SWORD 1785 picture

NAPOLEONIC WARS FRENCH GRAND ARMEE CHASSEUR, HUSSAR CAVALRY SWORD 1785

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NAPOLEONIC FRENCH LION HEAD HIGH OFFICER GRAND ARMEE SWORD CONSULAR PERIOD 1799 picture

NAPOLEONIC FRENCH LION HEAD HIGH OFFICER GRAND ARMEE SWORD CONSULAR PERIOD 1799

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NAPOLEONIC FRENCH LION HEAD HIGH OFFICER GRAND ARMEE SWORD DAMASCUS BLADE picture

NAPOLEONIC FRENCH LION HEAD HIGH OFFICER GRAND ARMEE SWORD DAMASCUS BLADE

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NAPOLEONIC FRENCH CAVALRY AN XI GRAND ARMEE SWORD CA 1803 WATERLOO BEZDEK COLL picture

NAPOLEONIC FRENCH CAVALRY AN XI GRAND ARMEE SWORD CA 1803 WATERLOO BEZDEK COLL

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