The Life of Napoléon Bonaparte in prints
A small time line of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte; this is by no means a complete history or the entirety of our Napoleonic stock, just an illustration of some of prints that we have to offer.
August 15, 1769: ·Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica.
[Birth of Napoleon.] Naissance de Bonaparte [in ms below].
[Anon., c.1810]
Etching with hand-colouring, 80 x 80mm (3 x 3"). Trimmed to image and glued to backing sheet.
[Ref: 40365]
[Anon., c.1810]
Etching with hand-colouring, 80 x 80mm (3 x 3"). Trimmed to image and glued to backing sheet.
[Ref: 40365]
May 17, 1779: ·Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy.
Enfance de Napoleon. Napoleon naguit à Ajaccio le 15 Août 1769...
Lith. de Jobert [after Horace Vernet]. [n.d., c.1825.]
Lithograph. Printed area 185 x 200mm (7¼ x 8"). Foxing.Napoleon Bonaparte marshalling a snowball battle at his school.
[Ref: 55796]
June 13, 1793: ·Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica.
[Napoleon and his family arrive in France from Corsica, 1793.]
[n.d., c.1825.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 325 x 385mm (12¾x 15"). Trimmed to image.
Napoleon at the tiller of a boat taking him and his family from Corsica to mainland France. Although originally a Corsican nationalist, Napoleon was such a supporter of the French Revolution that he left the island in June 1793 when Corsica declared formal secession from France, establishing the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom which lasted until 1796.
[Ref: 55814]
October 15, 1785: ·At the home of Paul Francois Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)
[France] The Empress Josephine. First wife of Napoleon
Bonaparte. Born 1763. Married to Bonaparte 1796. Divorced 1810. Died
1814. An authentice portrait engraved exclusively for the Court
Magazine. No.93 of the series of ancient portraits.
Ed. Hargarve Sculp.t
Vol. XIX. 1840. No.11, Carey street Lincoln's Inn, London.
Fine hand-coloured engraving. 252 x 165mm. 10 x 6½".
Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, and thus the first Empress of France. Her husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror. She did not bear Napoleon any children, and as a result, he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria.
[Ref: 24120]
Ed. Hargarve Sculp.t
Vol. XIX. 1840. No.11, Carey street Lincoln's Inn, London.
Fine hand-coloured engraving. 252 x 165mm. 10 x 6½".
Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, and thus the first Empress of France. Her husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror. She did not bear Napoleon any children, and as a result, he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria.
[Ref: 24120]
March 9, 1796: ·Napoleon marries Josephine
Napoleon, when First Consul, & Madame Josephine, (His First Wife) in the Garden at Malmaison.
Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank from the Original Portraits executed by Isabey, Miniature Painter to Napoleon.
Published Nov 26, 1824 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Folded twice as issued, split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
Jean-Baptiste Isabey's portrait of Napoleon at Malmaison, with the addition of a portrait of Josephine. She bought the chateau in 1799 and retained it when the pair divorced in 1810. Josephine died in 1814; after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo he stayed at Malmaison until he fled from the Prussians sent to arrest him. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53346]
May 10, 1796: ·Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi.
Passage du Pont de Lodi, Le 21 Floreat, 10 Mai, an IV, 1796.
Peint par Taunay, Salon de 1810.
Ambroise Tardieu Direxit. [Paris, c.1820.]
Etched outline, sheet 180 x 270mm. 7 x 10½". Trimmed within plate; upper left corner damaged.
A battle scene from the French Revolutionary Wars; on 10 May 1796, in the first major battle of his career as a general, the young Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Lodi, in Lombardy, northern Italy. Bonaparte can be seen on horseback in the foreground to left, French infantry crossing the bridge over the River Adda in the background.
[Ref: 16654]
Peint par Taunay, Salon de 1810.
Ambroise Tardieu Direxit. [Paris, c.1820.]
Etched outline, sheet 180 x 270mm. 7 x 10½". Trimmed within plate; upper left corner damaged.
A battle scene from the French Revolutionary Wars; on 10 May 1796, in the first major battle of his career as a general, the young Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Lodi, in Lombardy, northern Italy. Bonaparte can be seen on horseback in the foreground to left, French infantry crossing the bridge over the River Adda in the background.
[Ref: 16654]
September 8, 1796: Napoleon accepts Austrian Surrender after the Battle of Bassano
Bataille de Bassano.
Webert del. Litho: de C. Motte, Rue des marais. [n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Printed area 280 x 365mm (11 x 14¼"), with large margins. Slight foxing in margin
Napoleon taking the Austrian surrender after the Battle of Bassano (8th September 1796).
Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 55868]
Webert del. Litho: de C. Motte, Rue des marais. [n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Printed area 280 x 365mm (11 x 14¼"), with large margins. Slight foxing in margin
Napoleon taking the Austrian surrender after the Battle of Bassano (8th September 1796).
Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 55868]
November 17, 1796: ·Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole
Napoleon Forcing the Passage of the Bridge of Arcola.
Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank from the original design of C. Vernet, executed at Paris by L. Duplessi Bertaux.
Published April 2, 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Folded twice as issued, album paper stuck over left edge.
The Battle of Arcole (15-17 November 1796), fought south east of Verona between French and Austrian forces attempting to relieve Mantova. The scene has Napoleon riding Marengo over the bridge, following the Tricoleur: in the painting by Horace Vernet (not Carle as the inscription states) it is Napoleon who carrys the standard. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53345]
Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank from the original design of C. Vernet, executed at Paris by L. Duplessi Bertaux.
Published April 2, 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Folded twice as issued, album paper stuck over left edge.
The Battle of Arcole (15-17 November 1796), fought south east of Verona between French and Austrian forces attempting to relieve Mantova. The scene has Napoleon riding Marengo over the bridge, following the Tricoleur: in the painting by Horace Vernet (not Carle as the inscription states) it is Napoleon who carrys the standard. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53345]
January 14, 1797: ·Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli
[The Battle of Rivoli, 1797] Battaglia di Rivoly Seguita in Gen.o 1797 a favore dell'Armata Francese, contro l'Austriaca
[Anon., c.1800]
Engraving, platemark 135 x 180mm (5¼ x 7"). Large margins; Crease; inscription in Italian verso.
The Battle of Rivoli in January 1797, in which Napoleon's French army defeated a much larger Austrian force, demonstrating Napoleon's tactical brilliance and paving the way towards French occupation of northern Italy. Rare Italian representation of the battle.
[Ref: 38549]
[Anon., c.1800]
Engraving, platemark 135 x 180mm (5¼ x 7"). Large margins; Crease; inscription in Italian verso.
The Battle of Rivoli in January 1797, in which Napoleon's French army defeated a much larger Austrian force, demonstrating Napoleon's tactical brilliance and paving the way towards French occupation of northern Italy. Rare Italian representation of the battle.
[Ref: 38549]
March 16, 1797: Battle of Valvasone
[Vattle of Valvasone] Passage de Tagliamonto.
L. Gudin. Lithog. de Motte, rue des marais. [n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Printed area 360 x 440m (14¼ x 17¼"), with large margins.
Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback, surrounded by his officers, watching his army crossing the Tagliamento River to attack and defeat an Austrian army led by Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen,during the Battle of Valvasone (16th March 1797).
Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 55881]
L. Gudin. Lithog. de Motte, rue des marais. [n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Printed area 360 x 440m (14¼ x 17¼"), with large margins.
Napoleon Bonaparte on horseback, surrounded by his officers, watching his army crossing the Tagliamento River to attack and defeat an Austrian army led by Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen,during the Battle of Valvasone (16th March 1797).
Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 55881]
March 21-23, 1797 : Battle of Tarvis
F. Grenier. Litho: de C. Motte. [n.d. c.1826.] Lithograph. Printed area 315 x 400mm (12¼ x 15¾"), with large margins. Slight foxing.
Napoleon directing the Battle of Tarvis, fought 21-23 March 1797 near present-day Tarvisio in far northeast Italy, against the Austrians Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 55866]
October 17, 1797: ·Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria
Fête Donnée à Bonaparte, au Palais Nationale de Directoire,
Après le Traité de Campo Formio. le 20 Frimaire An 6.e de la République.
Giardet inv. & del. Berthault Sculp.
[Paris: Auber, 1804.]
Etching. 360 x 280mm (14 x 11"). Some spotting.
The celebration of the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797), by which Napoleon successfully ended the War of the First Coalition, leaving Britain fighting alone. France took control of the Austrian Netherlands, Corfu and Venice and its territories. Published in the 'Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française'.
[Ref: 28233]
Giardet inv. & del. Berthault Sculp.
[Paris: Auber, 1804.]
Etching. 360 x 280mm (14 x 11"). Some spotting.
The celebration of the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797), by which Napoleon successfully ended the War of the First Coalition, leaving Britain fighting alone. France took control of the Austrian Netherlands, Corfu and Venice and its territories. Published in the 'Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française'.
[Ref: 28233]
July 21, 1798: ·Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt
Napoleon Defeating the Mamelukes, at the Battle of the Pyramids, near Cairo.
Engrav'd by Mr George Cruikshank from the Design of Swebach, originally Published at Paris, and dedicated to the Grand Army.
Published October 1 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint, J. Whatman, Turkey Mill 1827 watermark. Sheet 215 x 295mm (8½ x 11½"). Folded twice as issued, trimmed close to image, small split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
In the Battle of the Pyramids (or Battle of Embabeh), 21st July 1798, Napoleon destroyed the Ottoman armies of Egypt, using a new tactic, the Divisional Square, to counter the Mameluck cavalry attacks. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 54170]
Engrav'd by Mr George Cruikshank from the Design of Swebach, originally Published at Paris, and dedicated to the Grand Army.
Published October 1 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint, J. Whatman, Turkey Mill 1827 watermark. Sheet 215 x 295mm (8½ x 11½"). Folded twice as issued, trimmed close to image, small split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
In the Battle of the Pyramids (or Battle of Embabeh), 21st July 1798, Napoleon destroyed the Ottoman armies of Egypt, using a new tactic, the Divisional Square, to counter the Mameluck cavalry attacks. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 54170]
August 1, 1798: ·Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet
destroys the French navy in the Battle of Aboukir Bay/Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Nile. Representing the situation of the two
Fleets, previous to the blowing up of the L'Orient, on the Night of
Aug.1. 1798.
Whitcomb Pinx.t Hellyer Sculp.t
London, Published Jan.y 1 1806 by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery Pall Mall
Aquatint, sheet 485 x 715mm (19 x 28"). Trimmed inside platemark.
The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay), fought between the British and French navies on the Mediterranean Coast off Egypt from 1-3 August 1798, which resulted in a decisive victory for the British under the command of Lord Nelson. This print shows the decisive moment when the French flagship 'Orient' (in the centre of the image) caught fire. The British, observing this, directed their cannon fire into the blaze, spreading the flames and preventing French efforts to extinguish the fire. The other ships seen here, both French and British, then moved away from the 'Orient' in anticipation of the huge explosion which took place once the fire reached the ship's magazines.
Not in Parker
[Ref: 41155]
Whitcomb Pinx.t Hellyer Sculp.t
London, Published Jan.y 1 1806 by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery Pall Mall
Aquatint, sheet 485 x 715mm (19 x 28"). Trimmed inside platemark.
The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay), fought between the British and French navies on the Mediterranean Coast off Egypt from 1-3 August 1798, which resulted in a decisive victory for the British under the command of Lord Nelson. This print shows the decisive moment when the French flagship 'Orient' (in the centre of the image) caught fire. The British, observing this, directed their cannon fire into the blaze, spreading the flames and preventing French efforts to extinguish the fire. The other ships seen here, both French and British, then moved away from the 'Orient' in anticipation of the huge explosion which took place once the fire reached the ship's magazines.
Not in Parker
[Ref: 41155]
November 9-10, 1799: ·Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon
becomes First Consul of the new French government
Matinée du 18 Brumaire.
Champion del. Lithog. de Motte. [n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Printed area 320 x 420mm (12½ x 16½"), with large margins. Foxing.
Napoleon Bonaparte taking command of the local troops of Paris on the morning of the coup of 9th November 1799.
Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 55882]
February 19, 1800: ·Sets up a household in Tuileries Palace
[The Tuileries Palace] Unité Fraternité. Les Thuilleries ou
Chateau National. C'est dans ce Temple que nos Legislateurs Decrete les
Loix [...]
[Anon., c.1795]
Etching with brown wash to border, scarce, sheet 260 x 360mm (10¼ x 14¼"). Foxing; crease & tears.
The Tuileries Palace in Paris, with allegorical elements celebrating it as a place of law, published during the First Republic.
[Ref: 44849]
[Anon., c.1795]
Etching with brown wash to border, scarce, sheet 260 x 360mm (10¼ x 14¼"). Foxing; crease & tears.
The Tuileries Palace in Paris, with allegorical elements celebrating it as a place of law, published during the First Republic.
[Ref: 44849]
May 20, 1800: ·Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second Italian Campaign
Napoleon amd his Army, Effecting the Wonderful Passage of the Alps, at Mount St Bernard.
Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank from the original design of C. Vernet. executed at Paris by L. Duplessi Bertaux.
Published July 1, 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Folded twice as issued, split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
The French army crossing the Alps through the Great St Bernard Pass, into northern Italy in 1800. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53347]
Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank from the original design of C. Vernet. executed at Paris by L. Duplessi Bertaux.
Published July 1, 1823 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Folded twice as issued, split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
The French army crossing the Alps through the Great St Bernard Pass, into northern Italy in 1800. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53347]
June 14, 1800: ·Wins Battle of Marengo against Austria
The Battle of Marengo.
J. Christal del. H. Cook sc.
London, Pub. Aug.19-1815, by Rich.d Evans, White row, Spitalfields.
Engraving. 183 x 229mm (7¼ x 9").
The Battle of Marengo, fought on 14 June 1800, saw a decisive French victory over the Austrians. Napoleon seen here on his horse leading the surprise attack near the end of the day, driving the Austrians out of Italy, and enhancing his political position in Paris as First Consul of France.
J. Christal del. H. Cook sc.
London, Pub. Aug.19-1815, by Rich.d Evans, White row, Spitalfields.
Engraving. 183 x 229mm (7¼ x 9").
The Battle of Marengo, fought on 14 June 1800, saw a decisive French victory over the Austrians. Napoleon seen here on his horse leading the surprise attack near the end of the day, driving the Austrians out of Italy, and enhancing his political position in Paris as First Consul of France.
[Ref: 34697]
March 25, 1802: ·Treaty of Amiens signed with Britain
Vreugde over de Vrede geslooten tusschen de Bataafsche Republiek en Engeland, te Amiens den 27 Maart A.o 1802.
C. Meijer, inv. et del. J.E. Marcus sculp. 1802.
[Amsterdam c.1802.]
Very scarce engraving with etching. Sheet 630 x 490mm (24¾ x 19¼"). Repairs, laid on backing paper.
A Dutch allegory of the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. The people dance around a plinth on which Britannia and a female allegory of the Batavian Republic stand together. To the left a female 'War' is knocked from the sky by a lightning bolt. After Holland had become a sister-republic of France after the fall of the Dutch Republic in 1795, she and her colonies became targets of the British. The Dutch had suffered considerable losses and thus the return of Cape Colony and their colonies in the West Indies (but not Ceylon) was something to be celebrated. However the ensuing peace only lasted a year and Cape colony was lost permanently in 1806. A preparatory sketch of the bottom right corner is in the Rijksmuseum.
C. Meijer, inv. et del. J.E. Marcus sculp. 1802.
[Amsterdam c.1802.]
Very scarce engraving with etching. Sheet 630 x 490mm (24¾ x 19¼"). Repairs, laid on backing paper.
A Dutch allegory of the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. The people dance around a plinth on which Britannia and a female allegory of the Batavian Republic stand together. To the left a female 'War' is knocked from the sky by a lightning bolt. After Holland had become a sister-republic of France after the fall of the Dutch Republic in 1795, she and her colonies became targets of the British. The Dutch had suffered considerable losses and thus the return of Cape Colony and their colonies in the West Indies (but not Ceylon) was something to be celebrated. However the ensuing peace only lasted a year and Cape colony was lost permanently in 1806. A preparatory sketch of the bottom right corner is in the Rijksmuseum.
December 2, 1804: ·Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
Napoleone Buonaparte, Emperor of the French. From an Original
Model in Wax in the Possession of Harry Grant Esqr. American Consul for
Scotland.
Pub. by Alex. Hogg, Pater noster row Augt. 2 1802.
Stipple with etching, rare, 165 x 125mm. 6½ x 5".
Bust in profile of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821); in fact the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French took place on Sunday December 2, 1804. In an oval surmounted by a crown.
[Ref: 27661]
Pub. by Alex. Hogg, Pater noster row Augt. 2 1802.
Stipple with etching, rare, 165 x 125mm. 6½ x 5".
Bust in profile of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821); in fact the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French took place on Sunday December 2, 1804. In an oval surmounted by a crown.
[Ref: 27661]
March 17, 1805: ·Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in Milan
[Napoleon Bonaparte in the ceremonial robes of the King of Italy.]
[after Andrea Appiani.]
[n.d., c.1810.]
Etching with small margins, rare. 290 x 235mm (11½ x 9¼").
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned King of Italy on the 17th March 1805 and deposed 11th April 1814. The artist, Andrea Appiani (17540817), was given a pension by the kingdom of Italy which was revoked after Napoleon's fall, leaving him in poverty.
[Ref: 36006]
[n.d., c.1810.]
Etching with small margins, rare. 290 x 235mm (11½ x 9¼").
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned King of Italy on the 17th March 1805 and deposed 11th April 1814. The artist, Andrea Appiani (17540817), was given a pension by the kingdom of Italy which was revoked after Napoleon's fall, leaving him in poverty.
[Ref: 36006]
October 21, 1805: ·The Battle of Trafalgar marks yet another naval defeat to the British under the command of Admiral Nelson
The Great Battle Between the British and French Fleets, off Cape Trafalgar.
Published as the Act Directs by James Lumsden & Son, Queen Street Glasgow. [n.d., c.1815.]
Hand-coloured engraving, rare. 185 x 115mm (7½ x 4½"). Trimmed.
A view of the Battle of Trafalgar which took place on October 21st 1805. One of the most decisive naval battles in history, a British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain.
[Ref: 44581]
Published as the Act Directs by James Lumsden & Son, Queen Street Glasgow. [n.d., c.1815.]
Hand-coloured engraving, rare. 185 x 115mm (7½ x 4½"). Trimmed.
A view of the Battle of Trafalgar which took place on October 21st 1805. One of the most decisive naval battles in history, a British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain.
[Ref: 44581]
December 2, 1805: ·Victory in the Battle of Austerlitz against Austria and Russia
[Music Sheet] Musical Bouquet. The Battle of Austerlitz Quadrille.
Composed by A. Le Duc.
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn: & J. Allen, 20 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
4pp. lithographed music, with vignette scene on front. Sheets 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Paper toned, second sheet of music with long tear sellotaped. £70
The vignette shows Napoleon and his officers at the Battle of Austerlitz (2nd December 1805), after the painting by François Gérard.
[Ref: 55742]
London: Musical Bouquet Office, 192, High Holborn: & J. Allen, 20 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row.
4pp. lithographed music, with vignette scene on front. Sheets 340 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾"). Paper toned, second sheet of music with long tear sellotaped. £70
The vignette shows Napoleon and his officers at the Battle of Austerlitz (2nd December 1805), after the painting by François Gérard.
[Ref: 55742]
March 30, 1806: ·Napoleon names his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, king of Naples, and appoints other family members to various other posts
[Epoque Empire.]
[Anon, c.1800.]
Stipple with very large margins. Proof before letters. Platemark: 380 x 270mm (15 x 10½").
A portrait of Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (1768 - 1844), the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Seated on a throne, facing the left, holding a sceptre in both hands, wearing a crown and coronation robes with the honey bee motif, a prominent political emblem for both the First and Second Napoleonic Empires. Joseph was made king of Naples and Sicily (1806 - 08), and then king of Spain (1808 - 13). After Napoleon's defeat, Joseph moved to the United States, but spent his final years in Europe. He died in Italy in 1844. The Greater arms of the first French Empire (1804 - 1814 and 1815) is shown below the portrait.
[Ref: 35953]
[Anon, c.1800.]
Stipple with very large margins. Proof before letters. Platemark: 380 x 270mm (15 x 10½").
A portrait of Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (1768 - 1844), the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Seated on a throne, facing the left, holding a sceptre in both hands, wearing a crown and coronation robes with the honey bee motif, a prominent political emblem for both the First and Second Napoleonic Empires. Joseph was made king of Naples and Sicily (1806 - 08), and then king of Spain (1808 - 13). After Napoleon's defeat, Joseph moved to the United States, but spent his final years in Europe. He died in Italy in 1844. The Greater arms of the first French Empire (1804 - 1814 and 1815) is shown below the portrait.
[Ref: 35953]
June 14, 1807: ·Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland
Bataille de Friedland
V.Adam del. Lith: de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph with very large margins. Printed area 320 x 415mm (12½ x 16¼").
The Battle of Friedland (June 14, 1807), 45 kilometres southeast of Königsberg. in Prussia, in which the French under Napoleon decisively defeated Count von Bennigsen's Russian army. The 23-hour battle effectively ended the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807) against Napoleon. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 35930]
V.Adam del. Lith: de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph with very large margins. Printed area 320 x 415mm (12½ x 16¼").
The Battle of Friedland (June 14, 1807), 45 kilometres southeast of Königsberg. in Prussia, in which the French under Napoleon decisively defeated Count von Bennigsen's Russian army. The 23-hour battle effectively ended the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807) against Napoleon. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 35930]
February 20, 1808: ·Napoleon sends the French marshal Joachim Murat to lead an army in Spain
[France] Joachim-Napoléon, Roi de Naples et de Siciles. Grand-Amiral de France.
Gros pinx.t Grégorius del.t Ruotte Sculp.
Déposé à la Bibliothèque Impériale à Paris chez Potrelle Md. d'Estampes, rue St. Honoré, No.142. [n.d. c.1807.]
Stipple, very fine. Plate 438 x 336mm. 17¼ x 13¼".
Joachim-Napoleon Murat (1767-1815), Marshal of France, Grand Admiral of France, and King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. He received his titles in part by being the brother-in-law of Napoleon I, through his marriage to Napoleon's youngest sister, Caroline Bonaparte. He was noted as a flamboyant dresser and was known as 'the Dandy King'. From a series of plates representing members of the French Imperial family and European Kings, engraved by Ruotte or Bourgeois de la Richardière and published by Potrelle, 1805-1810.
Ex Collection: William Fitzwilliam Burton [1796-1844], of Burton hall, Carlow; Eire, landowner. In the British Museum as coloured stipple.
[Ref: 21103]
Gros pinx.t Grégorius del.t Ruotte Sculp.
Déposé à la Bibliothèque Impériale à Paris chez Potrelle Md. d'Estampes, rue St. Honoré, No.142. [n.d. c.1807.]
Stipple, very fine. Plate 438 x 336mm. 17¼ x 13¼".
Joachim-Napoleon Murat (1767-1815), Marshal of France, Grand Admiral of France, and King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. He received his titles in part by being the brother-in-law of Napoleon I, through his marriage to Napoleon's youngest sister, Caroline Bonaparte. He was noted as a flamboyant dresser and was known as 'the Dandy King'. From a series of plates representing members of the French Imperial family and European Kings, engraved by Ruotte or Bourgeois de la Richardière and published by Potrelle, 1805-1810.
Ex Collection: William Fitzwilliam Burton [1796-1844], of Burton hall, Carlow; Eire, landowner. In the British Museum as coloured stipple.
[Ref: 21103]
June 4, 1808: ·Napoleon names Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain, and Murat King of Naples
[France] D. Joseph Napoleon Roi d'Espagne et des Indes. Frère de l'Empereur Grand Électeur de l'Empire Français.
[Robert Le Fevre pinxt. Gregorius del. L.C. Ruotte Sculp.t]
Déposé à la Bibliothèque Impériale. à Paris chez Potrelle Editeur, rue St. Honoré, No.142. [n.d. c.1812.]
Stipple. Plate 444 x 350mm. 17½ x 13¾". Foxing.
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) was the elder brother of Napoleon I of France, who made him King of Naples and Sicily (1806-1808), and later King of Spain and the Indies as Joseph I of Spain (1808-1813). From a series of plates representing members of the French Imperial family and European Kings, engraved by Ruotte or Bourgeois de la Richardière and published by Potrelle, 1805-1810.
Ex Collection: William Fitzwilliam Burton [1796-1844], of Burton hall, Carlow; Eire, landowner.
[Ref: 21099]
[Robert Le Fevre pinxt. Gregorius del. L.C. Ruotte Sculp.t]
Déposé à la Bibliothèque Impériale. à Paris chez Potrelle Editeur, rue St. Honoré, No.142. [n.d. c.1812.]
Stipple. Plate 444 x 350mm. 17½ x 13¾". Foxing.
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) was the elder brother of Napoleon I of France, who made him King of Naples and Sicily (1806-1808), and later King of Spain and the Indies as Joseph I of Spain (1808-1813). From a series of plates representing members of the French Imperial family and European Kings, engraved by Ruotte or Bourgeois de la Richardière and published by Potrelle, 1805-1810.
Ex Collection: William Fitzwilliam Burton [1796-1844], of Burton hall, Carlow; Eire, landowner.
[Ref: 21099]
December 15, 1809: ·Divorces Josephine
[Napoleon's Divorce] Die Scheidung Napoleons.
Lith v. Orell Füssli & Comp.e. [n.d., c.1850.]
Lith v. Orell Füssli & Comp.e. [n.d., c.1850.]
Lithograph. Sheet 205 x 275mm (8 x 10¾").
Napoleon stands by a door with a candle, about to leave Josephine slumped in the arms of an aide.
[Ref: 55760]
Napoleon stands by a door with a candle, about to leave Josephine slumped in the arms of an aide.
[Ref: 55760]
April 2, 1810: ·Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria
[Marriage of Napoleon] Mariage de Bonaparte [in ms below]
[Anon., c.1810]
Etching with
hand-colouring, 80 x 80mm (3 x 3"). Trimmed to image and glued to
backing sheet.
[Ref: 40366]
March 20, 1811: ·Napoleon's son born, referred to as the "King of Rome"
Ach Papa welche schone Seifenblasen hast Du gemacht.
[German, n.d., c.1814.]
Coloured
etching. Sheet 125 x 90mm (5 x 3½"). Trimmed; old ink mss. French
translation of the title underneath.
''Oh Papa, what
beautiful soap bubbles you have made.'' Napoleon Bonaparte blows bubble
to amuse his son, which are marked Holland, Westphalia, Spain and Italy,
etc. Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte, in full miniature
uniform with sword, reaches out for one above his head, marked 'Rome';
he had been 'King of Rome' since birth.
[Ref: 51739]
June 24, 1812: ·Russian Campaign begins
Prise de Smolensk.
Champion del. Lith de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph, with very large margins. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½"). Tear into lower edge.
The Battle of Smolensk, the first major battle of the French invasion of Russia, which took place on August 16-18, 1812. Napoleon led the Grande Armee against the strong Russian force under Barclay de Tolly; it was a decisive French victory. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 30795]
Champion del. Lith de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph, with very large margins. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½"). Tear into lower edge.
The Battle of Smolensk, the first major battle of the French invasion of Russia, which took place on August 16-18, 1812. Napoleon led the Grande Armee against the strong Russian force under Barclay de Tolly; it was a decisive French victory. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 30795]
September 14, 1812: ·Grand Army enters Moscow to find the city abandoned
and set aflame by the inhabitants; retreating in the midst of a
frigid winter, the army suffers devastating losses
Napoleon Witnessing the Conflagration of Moscow, from the Palace of the Kremlin.
Designed and Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank.
Published Jan.y 20, 1826 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint, Whatman watermark 1827. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Folded twice as issued, small split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
The fire that destroyed most of Moscow during the French occupation of 1812. Adapted from a peaceful view of the city in Robert Bowyer's 'Triumphs of Europe'. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53361]
Designed and Engraved by Mr George Cruikshank.
Published Jan.y 20, 1826 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint, Whatman watermark 1827. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Folded twice as issued, small split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
The fire that destroyed most of Moscow during the French occupation of 1812. Adapted from a peaceful view of the city in Robert Bowyer's 'Triumphs of Europe'. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53361]
December 18, 1812: ·Napoleon returns to Paris
Bonaparte's Flight in Disguise, from his Ruined Grand Army in
Russia 1812. Dedicated to all the Patriotic Subscribers to the Fund for
the relief of the brave Victorious, but suffering Russians By Edw.d
Orme.
Atkinson Del. M. Dubourg Sculp.t.
Published & Sold Jan.y. 20.th 1813, by Edw.d Orme, Bond St. London.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet: 305 x 405mm (12 x 16''). Laid on album sheet at corners, foxing.
A scene showing Napoleon, wrapped in a large fur coat and hat escaping from a battle on a sled. Following Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon had held Moscow for one month but as winter drew in and with no negotiations from the Russians, Napoleon decided to retreat. Lack of food and fodder for animals, cold and repeated attacks from the Cossacks caused the French to lose huge numbers of men.
[Ref: 50513]
Atkinson Del. M. Dubourg Sculp.t.
Published & Sold Jan.y. 20.th 1813, by Edw.d Orme, Bond St. London.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet: 305 x 405mm (12 x 16''). Laid on album sheet at corners, foxing.
A scene showing Napoleon, wrapped in a large fur coat and hat escaping from a battle on a sled. Following Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon had held Moscow for one month but as winter drew in and with no negotiations from the Russians, Napoleon decided to retreat. Lack of food and fodder for animals, cold and repeated attacks from the Cossacks caused the French to lose huge numbers of men.
[Ref: 50513]
June 21, 1813: ·The French fall to Spain in the Battle of Vitoria
A Scene, after the Battle of Vittoria or,- More Trophies for White-Hall!!!
G. Cruikshank px.t.
Pub.d. July 10.th. 1819 by T. Tegg. 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Paper watermarked '1819'; Plate: 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Staining.
Satire commenting on the Duke of Wellington's defeat of the French under Marshal Baptiste Jourdan at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813. This victory eventually led to victory in the Peninsular War. A Portugese officer hands Jourdan's 'rollingpin' (Marshal's Baton) to a mounted Wellington.
BM Satire: 12071.
[Ref: 37454]
G. Cruikshank px.t.
Pub.d. July 10.th. 1819 by T. Tegg. 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Paper watermarked '1819'; Plate: 350 x 245mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Staining.
Satire commenting on the Duke of Wellington's defeat of the French under Marshal Baptiste Jourdan at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813. This victory eventually led to victory in the Peninsular War. A Portugese officer hands Jourdan's 'rollingpin' (Marshal's Baton) to a mounted Wellington.
BM Satire: 12071.
[Ref: 37454]
January 1814: ·Anti-French coalition army enters France
Grand Entry of the Allied Sovereigns into Paris, on the 31, March, 1814.
Published by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall, 1816.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate 298 x 398mm. 11¾ x 15¾". Crease into upper plate area, time staining.
The Allies entering Paris, a propaganda coup that was a significant step towards the first abdication Napoleon Bonaparte, April 1814, after which he was exiled to Elba. From "An illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe" by R. Bowyer.
[Ref: 28169]
Published by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall, 1816.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate 298 x 398mm. 11¾ x 15¾". Crease into upper plate area, time staining.
The Allies entering Paris, a propaganda coup that was a significant step towards the first abdication Napoleon Bonaparte, April 1814, after which he was exiled to Elba. From "An illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe" by R. Bowyer.
[Ref: 28169]
April 4, 1814: ·Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne
[Louis XVIII.]
[Engraved by Pierre-Michel after Pasquier.]
[n.d., c.1815.]
Very scarce aquatint, printed in colours and hand-finished,
proof before title; 430 x 340mm (17 x 13½") large margins. Pair of
printer's creases in unprinted inscription area.
Louis XVIII (1755-1824), king of France 1814-24 (less the Hundred Days).
[Ref: 41876]
May 4, 1814: ·Napoleon is exiled to Elba; his wife and son take refuge in Vienna
Napoleon Musing.
on Stone by A. Picken. W. Day lith to the King.
[n.d., c. 1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 140 x 175mm (5½ x 7").
An invented view of Napoleon standing on a rock looking down onto a harbour of Elba.
[Ref: 36752]
on Stone by A. Picken. W. Day lith to the King.
[n.d., c. 1840.]
Lithograph. Sheet 140 x 175mm (5½ x 7").
An invented view of Napoleon standing on a rock looking down onto a harbour of Elba.
[Ref: 36752]
March 1, 1815: ·Escaping Elba, Napoleon returns in South France
Napoleon's Arrival at the Tuilleries on his Return from Elba.
[Engraved by George Cruikshank.]
Published Sep.r 15, 1827 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint, Whatman watermark 1827. Sheet 215 x 300mm (8½ x 11¾"). Folded twice as issued, small split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
Napoleon being carried into the Tuileries by ecstatic troops. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53363]
[Engraved by George Cruikshank.]
Published Sep.r 15, 1827 by John Cumberland, No 19, Ludgate Hill.
Coloured aquatint, Whatman watermark 1827. Sheet 215 x 300mm (8½ x 11¾"). Folded twice as issued, small split taped, album paper stuck over left edge.
Napoleon being carried into the Tuileries by ecstatic troops. From W.H. Ireland's 'Life of Napoleon Bonaparte', 1828.
Tooley 278.
[Ref: 53363]
March 20, 1815: ·Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control, begins "Hundred Days" campaign
Vue Intérieure de L'Assemblée du Champ-de-Mai au moment de la Présentation des Drapeaux.
Martinet delin. Jazet Sculp.
A Paris, chez Ostervald l'ainé, Editeur, Rue de la Parcheminerie, No.2, chez Boieldieu Editeur, Rue Amelot, No.2.
Etching and aquatint, 345 x 495mm. 13½ x 19½".
Napoleon Bonaparte, on steps of imperial tribune in Paris during the 'Hundred Days' in 1815 when he returned to France from exile on Elba, saluting the colours. In the foreground and in the right background, stands packed with onlookers, arms raised in salute. Six line description below image. After Pierre Martinet (1781 - 1815?).
[Ref: 12239]
Martinet delin. Jazet Sculp.
A Paris, chez Ostervald l'ainé, Editeur, Rue de la Parcheminerie, No.2, chez Boieldieu Editeur, Rue Amelot, No.2.
Etching and aquatint, 345 x 495mm. 13½ x 19½".
Napoleon Bonaparte, on steps of imperial tribune in Paris during the 'Hundred Days' in 1815 when he returned to France from exile on Elba, saluting the colours. In the foreground and in the right background, stands packed with onlookers, arms raised in salute. Six line description below image. After Pierre Martinet (1781 - 1815?).
[Ref: 12239]
June 18, 1815: ·Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher
His Highness Prince Blucher of Wahlstadt General Field Mrshall
of the Prussian Armies, Victor of Lutzen, Bautzen, Hainan, Katzbach,
Möckern, Leipzig, Wartburg, Brienne, Loan, Montmartre, Ligny, and
Co-Victor of Waterloo and Paris.
Engrav'd by C.Turner from the picture painted by C.Back of Breslaw, for Her Highness Princess Blucher.
Published London 1st August 1815 by R.Ackermann, 101 Strand.
Mezzotint. Sheet 615 x 510mm. A few small tears, laid on paper. Image scratched between the front feet of the horse.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian Field Marshal, whose arrival at Waterloo saved the day for Wellington. Published less that three months after the battle.
Whitman: 47. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 478]
Engrav'd by C.Turner from the picture painted by C.Back of Breslaw, for Her Highness Princess Blucher.
Published London 1st August 1815 by R.Ackermann, 101 Strand.
Mezzotint. Sheet 615 x 510mm. A few small tears, laid on paper. Image scratched between the front feet of the horse.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian Field Marshal, whose arrival at Waterloo saved the day for Wellington. Published less that three months after the battle.
Whitman: 47. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 478]
October 16, 1815: ·Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena
Ile Ste. Helene.
Martinet del. Lith. de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph with very large margins. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½").
The island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean where Napoleon was exiled. A slightly romanticised scene of Napoleon with his generals, and army troops; a woman and two children behind. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 30810]
Martinet del. Lith. de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph with very large margins. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½").
The island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean where Napoleon was exiled. A slightly romanticised scene of Napoleon with his generals, and army troops; a woman and two children behind. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 30810]
March 5, 1821: ·Napoleon dies
[Napoleon.]
[Anon, c.1830]
French lithograph with large margins, printed area 150 x 175mm (6 x 7"). Rare
Unusual lithograph of a male head-and-shoulders, representing Napoleon. Following his death, various prints were made of the 'apotheosis of Napoleon' and this could derive from one such image.
[Ref: 32462]
[Anon, c.1830]
French lithograph with large margins, printed area 150 x 175mm (6 x 7"). Rare
Unusual lithograph of a male head-and-shoulders, representing Napoleon. Following his death, various prints were made of the 'apotheosis of Napoleon' and this could derive from one such image.
[Ref: 32462]
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