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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

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  • Five doctors discussing their patient, Napoleon: one of the physicians is examining his rear end. Coloured etching, 1803.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte touching the bubo of a plague victim at Jaffa in 1799. Coloured wood engraving by Thiébault.
  • The last moments of Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena, 1821. Engraving by Bovinet and Couché after Gudin.
  • The ashes of Napoleon Bonaparte arriving by ship on French soil. Lithograph by V. Adam.
  • Napoleon climbing a headless skeleton trying to reach an unattainable crown; representing his imperial ambitions for France and his own for sovereignty. Coloured etching, 1803.
  • In a room filled with skulls of the famous, the phrenologist Gall examines William Pitt the Younger and Gustavus IV, the King of Sweden, both currently plagued by Napoleon. Coloured etching, 1806.
  • Napoleon visiting the wounded after the Battle of Eylau. Coloured etching.
  • Phrenological chart with portraits of historical figures and illustrations of skulls exhibiting racial characteristics. Lithograph by G. E. Madeley, authored by C. Donovan, c. 1850.
  • King George III analysing the residue from a large glass retort containing a small figure; representing the English view of Napoleon. Coloured aquatint by T. West, 1803.
  • The seizure of Sir George Rumbold by French troops in his bedroom in Hamburg on the night of the 25 October 1804. Line engraving with etching by W.H. Worthington after H. Corbould, 1804.
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    • Books

    Nel faustissimo ingresso in Pavia dell'imperador Napoleone Bonaparte I re d'Italia / [Domenico Pertusi].

    Pertusi, Domenico. | Date: 1805
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Napoleonic miscellany

    Bonaparte, Joséphine, Empress, Consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1815 | Date: 1799-1891 | Reference: MS.7917
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Napoleonic documents

    Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801 | Date: 1799-1813 | Reference: MS.7916
    • Books

    Proclamation ... à ses nouveaux sujets. Constitution de l'Île d'Elbe / Traduction littérale de ces deux pièce officielles, imprimées en langue italienne à Livourne.

    Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 | Date: 1814
    • Books

    Description de l'Egypte / publiée par les ordres de Napoléon Bonaparte ; [conception and text, Gilles Néret ; English translation, Chris Miller ; German translation, Bettina Blumenberg].

    | Date: [1994], ©1994
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