Napoléon’s farewell to Pierre de Montesquiou

Emperor Napoléon I - 1814

In this letter, Napoléon bids goodbye to Pierre de Montesquiou, Grand Chamberlain of France, before signing his abdication and departing for Elba. He wrote it on April 14, 1814, the morning after his suicide attempt.

Historical Provenance - de Montesquiou family collection

Ink on paper

NAPOLEONIC FRENCH GARDE DE BATTAILLE GRAND ARMEE COURASSIER OFFICER SWORD C 1790

$4695.00

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NAPOLEONIC WARS FRENCH GRAND ARMEE CHASSEUR, HUSSAR CAVALRY SWORD 1784

$2595.00

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NAPOLEONIC FRENCH GRAND ARMEE CHASSEUR, HUSSAR CAVALRY SWORD WATERLOO

$2495.00

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

$2295.00

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Elias pharaoh. interprètre grand army. naturalized louis xviii Barbé-marbois. 1815

$523.68

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Streffleur grand army army food organization management field-post 1854

$370.76

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