Napoleon Collection (#13)

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NAPOLEON I/BOMPLED/FEAR
Napoleon I tells his mounted troops not to be afraid of death

EGYPT/ARCHAEOLOGY/MUMMIE
Mummies discovered by Denon, an orientalist attached to Napoleon's Egyptian expedition Date: circa 1799

EVENTS/WAR/REVOLUTIONARY
EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon defeats the Beys at the BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS, losing only 40 dead Date: 21 July 1798

Sir Sydney Smith defends the Acre against Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: 1799

St Helena, the Last Phase, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
1219855 St Helena, the Last Phase, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Sant, James (1820-1916); 63.5x48.3 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Marshal Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Charles XIV of Sweden (engraving)
530459 Marshal Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Charles XIV of Sweden (engraving) by Jouy, Joseph Nicolas (1809-90) (after); (add.info)

On the evening of the Battle of Waterloo, 19th century (print)
3786597 On the evening of the Battle of Waterloo, 19th century (print); (add.info.: On the evening of the Battle of Waterloo - from painting by Ernest Crofts)

Napoleon I dictating his memorials to General Gourgaud, 19th century (engraving)
1720655 Napoleon I dictating his memorials to General Gourgaud, 19th century (engraving) by Steuben, Charles Auguste (1788-1856) (after); (add.info)

Sir John Moore
3784461 Sir John Moore; (add.info.: Sir John Moore - portrait. British lieutenant-general in the British Army, noted for his reforms to military training)

Miss Marguerite Georges or Marguerite-Josephine Veimer, French actress famous for her affair with Napoleon
FLO4690695 Miss Marguerite Georges or Marguerite-Josephine Veimer, French actress famous for her affair with Napoleon. After a painting by Francois Gerard

Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa, Spain, 1808
3785195 Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa, Spain, 1808; (add.info.: Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa / Zaragoza, Spain, 1808, by W. H. Overend)

Sir Ralph Abercromby
3784455 Sir Ralph Abercromby; (add.info.: Sir Ralph Abercromby - after the portrait by J. Hoppner. Scottish lieutenant-general noted for his service in the Napoleonic Wars)

Lord Nelson
3784454 Lord Nelson; (add.info.: Lord Horatio Nelson - after portrait by Sir William Beechey. British admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars)

Coronation of Napoleon, France, 1804
3784459 Coronation of Napoleon, France, 1804; (add.info.: Coronation of French emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame, Paris. 2 December 1804 with Pope Pius VII and empress Josephine. N: 1769-1821)

Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
3786590 Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult; (add.info.: Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult - illustration after portrait by Rouillard. French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804)

Napoleon Empereur
3783134 Napoleon Empereur; (add.info.: Napoleon Bonaparte. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. 1769-1821. Engraving by I)

The Battle of Marengo, Italy in 1800, fought between the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Austrians
808823 The Battle of Marengo, Italy in 1800, fought between the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Austrians. From Agenda Buvard du Bon Marche published 1917

Michel Ney
3786592 Michel Ney; (add.info.: Michel Ney - portrait. 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa. French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars)

Battle of Albuera
3786587 Battle of Albuera; (add.info.: Battle of Albuera - the fusiliers. Battle between United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain and the French Empire during the Peninsular War. Spain, 16 May 1811)

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. James Gillray cartoon of July 1803 showing George III of Great Britain viewing a
528661 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. James Gillray cartoon of July 1803 showing George III of Great Britain viewing a miniscule Napoleon through a spy-glass

Battle of Vitoria, 21 June 1813
3786595 Battle of Vitoria, 21 June 1813; (add.info.: Battle of Vitoria, Spain, 21 June 1813 during Penisula War of the Napoleonic Wars. King Joseph Bonaparte fleeing Vitoria)

Conscription in France for Napoleon's Wars
3786588 Conscription in France for Napoleon's Wars; (add.info.: Conscription in France for Napoleon's Wars.Napoleonic Wars)

Napoleon Bonaparte
3783130 Napoleon Bonaparte; (add.info.: Napoleon Bonaparte. Military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution)

Blockade against Blockade or John Bull a Match for Boney, 1807 (coloured etching)
3244718 Blockade against Blockade or John Bull a Match for Boney, 1807 (coloured etching) by Woodward, George Moutard (c.1760-1809); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Hidden silhouette of Napoleon visiting his tomb; vase of flowers, 1821-1900. 1821-1900. Creator: Anon
Hidden silhouette of Napoleon visiting his tomb; vase of flowers, 1821-1900

French Revolution 1789-1799 Jean Francois Carteaux siege of Toulon
2615999 French Revolution 1789-1799 Jean Francois Carteaux siege of Toulon by Dargent, Jean Edouard (Yan) (1824-99); (add.info)

Jean Francois Carteaux Napoleon Bonaparte, French Revolution
2596121 Jean Francois Carteaux Napoleon Bonaparte, French Revolution by Dargent, Jean Edouard (Yan) (1824-99); (add.info)

Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa, Spain, 1808
3784460 Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa, Spain, 1808; (add.info.: Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa / Zaragoza, Spain, 1808, by W. H. Overend)

French Revolution-Jean Baptiste Francois Carteaux (31 January 1751 - 12 April 1813)
5313905 French Revolution-Jean Baptiste Francois Carteaux (31 January 1751 - 12 April 1813) was a French painter who became a General in the French Revolutionary Army by Dargent

Napoleon has a miraculous escape from the explosion of a bomb, the machine infernale, on the Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris
3100991 Napoleon has a miraculous escape from the explosion of a bomb, the machine infernale, on the Rue Saint-Nicaise, Paris, 24 December 1800 (colour litho) by Job

A Grand Manoeuvre! or The Rogues March to the Island of Elba by George Cruikshank, published 13 April 1814
BRO43265 A Grand Manoeuvre! or The Rogues March to the Island of Elba by George Cruikshank, published 13 April 1814 by Cruikshank

Napoleons body
6317487 Napoleons body. by Adam, Victor (1801-66) (after); (add.info.: The well preserved body of Napoleon revealed when his coffin was opened on Saint Helena in 1840 before his remains were returned)

Review of the French Troops on their Returning March through Smolensko by George Cruikshank, published 27 May 1813
BRO43284 Review of the French Troops on their Returning March through Smolensko by George Cruikshank, published 27 May 1813 by Cruikshank

General riddle, plate 9 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching)
IND82109 General riddle, plate 9 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.8x35.9 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Heroic resistance of the Neopolitan people against the French
LLM459771 Heroic resistance of the Neopolitan people against the French by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

The last day of the Siege of Toulon, 18 December, 1793 (coloured engraving)
CHT449000 The last day of the Siege of Toulon, 18 December, 1793 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The 2nd May 1808, Madrid or The Battle of the Mamelukes (detail of the man attacking the horse), 1814 (oil on canvas)
897495 The 2nd May 1808, Madrid or The Battle of the Mamelukes (detail of the man attacking the horse), 1814 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Prado, Madrid

The 2nd May 1808, Madrid or The Battle of the Mamelukes (detail of the lower right), 1814 (oil on canvas)
900649 The 2nd May 1808, Madrid or The Battle of the Mamelukes (detail of the lower right), 1814 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Prado, Madrid

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Twilight at Hotel les Invalides, veterans hospital, Paris, France. Date: 30/01/2009

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Twilight at Hotel les Invalides, veterans hospital, Paris, France. Date: 30/01/2009

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Chapel Saint Louis des Invalides, burial place of Napoleon Bonaparte, Paris, France. Date: 30/01/2009

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Arc du Triomphe du Carrousel near Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. Date: 20/01/2009

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Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France. Date: 20/01/2009

Tiddy-Doll, the Great French-Gingerbread-Baker
2911065 Tiddy-Doll, the Great French-Gingerbread-Baker by Gillray, James (1757-1815); (add.info.: 1806 Hand-coloured etching titled Tiddy-Doll)

The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, James Gillray, 1803. Napoleon and Josephine, guarded by French soldiers
528679 The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, James Gillray, 1803. Napoleon and Josephine, guarded by French soldiers, enjoy a feast of English riches. Napoleon looks on at writing

Exit Liberte al Francois Or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite, at St Cloud near Paris, Nov 10th 1799
528271 Exit Liberte al Francois Or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite, at St Cloud near Paris, Nov 10th 1799. Napoleons Coup d Etat of Eighteenth Brumaire

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Napoleon, known as the King of Kings, left an indelible mark on history that still captivates us today. As we examine the map of the Battle of Waterloo from the 19th century, we are transported back to that fateful day on June 18th, 1815. Hegel's admiration for Napoleon becomes apparent as we delve into their complex relationship and its impact on philosophy. The oil painting depicting the Battle of Waterloo allows us to witness firsthand the chaos and bravery displayed by both sides. It serves as a reminder of Napoleon's strategic genius and his ultimate defeat in this decisive battle. The map showcasing Napoleon's exile on St Helena offers a glimpse into his final years spent far away from power and glory. In another portrayal, we see Napoleon leading his troops fearlessly in the midst of battle at Waterloo in 1815. His unwavering determination shines through even amidst adversity. Gillray's satirical depiction reveals how deeply intertwined politics were with Napoleon's reign during this tumultuous era. The Napoleonic Wars brought forth many heroes, such as the cuirassiers - French heavy cavalry who fought valiantly for their emperor. Their strength and loyalty symbolize the spirit that permeated throughout France during these turbulent times. Stepping away from military matters, let us explore a different side – one depicted in "The Garden of Earthly Delights" from the 1500s. This artwork hints at his grand ambitions beyond warfare; he sought to shape society and culture under his rule. Bismarck's encounter with Napoleon III highlights how influential this enigmatic figure remained long after his reign ended. Even posthumously, he continued to inspire political intrigue and fascination among leaders across Europe. Lastly, gazing upon Moriarty's poster reminds us that even fictional characters can be influenced by historical figures like Napoleon – their cunning minds echoing echoes those attributed to him.