Napoleon - An Intimate Portrait


“Central Nave of Notre-Dame Cathedral” from the “Book of the Coronation”

“Central Nave of Notre-Dame Cathedral” from the “Book of the Coronation”

Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine - 1807

Completed after nearly two centuries in 1345, Notre-Dame has stood at the heart of French history for hundreds of years. In 1793, with the closure of many of the French churches, the cathedral was vandalized and looted. For nearly a decade, it was used as a warehouse for food. Napoléon restored religious freedoms in 1802. The coronation at Notre-Dame two years later elevated this powerful symbol of the country to its rightful place once again.

Historical Provenance - Talleyrand collection

Engraving and watercolor



LÉON BENIGNI - ORIGINAL ANTIQUE POSTER - SHOPS DU LOUVRE - 1939 - 340X220 picture

LÉON BENIGNI - ORIGINAL ANTIQUE POSTER - SHOPS DU LOUVRE - 1939 - 340X220

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Gustave Legray, Louvre vintage print, cardboard size: 64 x 48 cm print al picture

Gustave Legray, Louvre vintage print, cardboard size: 64 x 48 cm print al

$5255.75



Cheret poster department stores du Louvre Etrennes 1897 | Jules Chéret | good condition picture

Cheret poster department stores du Louvre Etrennes 1897 | Jules Chéret | good condition

$2102.30



Baldus, vintage Louvre print, cardboard size: 56 x 46.5 cm albumin print picture

Baldus, vintage Louvre print, cardboard size: 56 x 46.5 cm albumin print

$2102.30



Medicom BE@RBRICK Louvre Leonardo de Vinci Mona Lisa 1000% Bearbrick Figure picture

Medicom BE@RBRICK Louvre Leonardo de Vinci Mona Lisa 1000% Bearbrick Figure

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Medicom BE@RBRICK Louvre Leonardo de Vinci Mona Lisa 1000% Bearbrick Figure new picture

Medicom BE@RBRICK Louvre Leonardo de Vinci Mona Lisa 1000% Bearbrick Figure new

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A Traveling Exhibition from Russell Etling Company (c) 2011