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  • Reception of the body of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris in 1840. Lithograph by V.J. Adam after J. Arnout.
  • The temporary chapel in the Eglise des Invalides in Paris housing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lithograph by J. Arnout.
  • The death of Napoleon Bonaparte at St Helena in 1821. Intaglio print by J.P.M. Jazet, 1830, after Baron Steuben.
  • Ceremony around the coffin containing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Chapel of St. Jerome in Paris. Lithograph by J. Arnout.
  • Catafalque in the temporary chapel in the Eglise des Invalides in Paris housing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lithograph by J. Arnout.
  • Transfer of the body of Napoleon Bonaparte from St. Helena in 1840. Coloured lithograph by J.A. Monthelier after P.F. Lehnert.
  • A priest performing a ceremony in a temporary chapel on a ship housing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lithograph by J. Arnout.
  • Napoleon standing next to Pope Pius VII, seated, his right foot resting on a cushion. Engraving by J.H. Robinson, 1848, after D. Wilkie, 1836.
  • Catafalque in the temporary chapel in the Eglise des Invalides in Paris housing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte during the funeral ceremonies. Lithograph by J. Arnout.
  • The arrival of the funeral cortège of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte in the esplanade des Invalides in Paris in 1840. Lithograph by J. Arnout after V. Adam.
  • Hearing aid for constant use. Two light cornets of imitation tortoiseshell joined by metal spring forming a head-band. Introduction of this form of instrument attributed to Napoleon's surgeon D. J. Larrey (1776-1842).
  • Henry Addington as a medical practitioner bleeding the exhausted John Bull, assisted by other politicians; representing Britain's strength being sapped by nepotism in politics and by war with Napoleon. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1803.
  • Number of votes in a plebiscite on the appointment of Prince Louis Napoleon as prince-president of France in 1852; in a frame decorated with the dove of peace. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1853.
  • French savants huddled together at the top of a column, while a band of Bedouin Arabs set fire to it below; exaggerating the troubled experience of the 'Commission des Sciences et des Arts' during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
  • French savants huddled together at the top of a column, while a band of Bedouin Arabs set fire to it below; exaggerating the troubled experience of the 'Commission des Sciences et des Arts' during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
  • French savants huddled together at the top of a column, while a band of Bedouin Arabs set fire to it below; exaggerating the troubled experience of the 'Commission des Sciences et des Arts' during Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte instructing the doctor to poison the plague victims at Jaffa in 1799. Coloured aquatint by G. Cruikshank, 1814.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte instructing the doctor to poison the plague victims at Jaffa in 1799. Coloured aquatint by G. Cruikshank, 1814.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte: head and shoulders. Stipple print by M. Mercoli after L. Bacler d'Albe.
  • The ashes of Napoleon Bonaparte arriving by ship on French soil. Lithograph by V. Adam.
  • The powers of Europe as alchemists who dissolve the alliance of German princes with Napoleon. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1813.
  • Emperor Napoleon congratulating Baron Larrey in 1813. Engraving after Steuben.
  • The death of Napoleon Bonaparte. Watercolour.
  • Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross. Oil painting.
  • Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross. Oil painting.
  • Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross. Oil painting.
  • Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross. Oil painting.
  • Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross. Oil painting.
  • Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross. Oil painting.
  • Saint Constantine and Saint Helena with the True Cross. Oil painting.