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Introduction de l'Ambassadeur de la Porte otomane.
Introduction de l'Ambassadeur de la Porte otomane.
Norblin del. Lith.de C: Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½"). Repaired tear into title area.
The Franco-Iranian Alliance formed for a short period between Napoleon I and Fath Ali Shah against Russia and Great Britain between 1807 and 1809. The alliance was part of a grand Napoleonic scheme to cross the Middle East in order to attack British India. The alliance came to an end when France eventually allied with Russian and turned its focus to European campaigns. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
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Napoleon visitant l'atélier de David.
Napoleon visitant l'atélier de David.
Norblin del. Litho. de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½"), with large margins.
Napoleon and Josephine visiting the studio of David. There was great fanfare when David announced the completion of his picture. The royal couple, accompanied by a large entourage from the court, made a special visit to the artist's studio to see the work on 4 January 1808. It was an official display of royal patronage with music and a cavalry escort for the parade of carriages. Pleased with David's work and overwhelmed by the realism of the enormous canvas, Napoleon exclaimed, "What truth! This is not a painting, I can walk in it!" Surrounded by his court and all those assembled, the emperor continued: "Well done, David, very well done! You have correctly guessed my own intention in representing me as a French knight [chevalier français]. I am grateful to you for having given future generations proof of my affection for the woman with whom I share the burdens of government." Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
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