Napoleon - An Intimate Portrait


Boat license granted by the Emperor during the Continental Blockade

Boat license granted by the Emperor during the Continental Blockade

- c. 1813

The plan to bring England to its knees by stifling her trade was a good one, but, unfortunately, Europe was much too porous and complex for it to be truly effective. The other problem was that everyone prized English goods. Napoléon sometimes ignored the blockade himself to purchase luxuries for Joséphine.

Engraving with ink 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 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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Elias PHARAOH. GREAT ARMY interpreter. Naturalized Louis XVIII Barbé-Marbois.1815 picture

Elias PHARAOH. GREAT ARMY interpreter. Naturalized Louis XVIII Barbé-Marbois.1815

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The French Armies in the Great War Volume VIII Army of the Orient 23 Cards picture

The French Armies in the Great War Volume VIII Army of the Orient 23 Cards

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1950 Pierre CLOSTERMANN Le Grand Cirque Militaire War Army Air France N7311  picture

1950 Pierre CLOSTERMANN Le Grand Cirque Militaire War Army Air France N7311

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