2021: the Fondation Napoléon presents its New Year message
Fondation Napoléon 2021 New Year's message
Why commemorate Napoleon's death in 2021?
[Arts & History] Restoration of a dress designed for the Coronation (Sacre) of Napoleon I.
▶️ Reportage on the restoration and conservation of a piece of history of the First Empire, a dress and train very probably worn for the Coronation of Napoleon I at Notre Dame Cathedral by Madame Claudine Bérenger, (née Saussac (1773-1828), the wife of Jean Bérenger (1767-1850, Councillor of State, made Count in 1808). This exceptional ensemble, which has belonged to the descendants of Count Bérenger for over two centuries, is now on long-term loan to the Fondation Napoléon. The Fondation has had it restored by the textile conservator, Raphaëlle Déjean.
👉 Discover the history of this outfit with Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach, historian, descendant of Count Bérenger and current owner of the dress and its train. Follow the key stages of the restoration with Raphaëlle Déjean (specialist in the restoration of antique textiles).
💃 This month’s "object" | A rare example of a outfit designed and made for the ceremony of the Sacre (consecration and coronation) of Napoleon I: Madame Bérenger’s court dress and train.
All the costumes were designed by portraitist Jean-Baptiste Isabey, as part of an overall decorative scheme that Napoleon himself kept a close eye on. This, a rare vestige from that ceremony, is even more remarkable because until recently it was languishing in an attic belonging to one of the descendants of the same Madame Bérenger for whom it was created…
Now on a long-term loan to the Fondation Napoléon, this ensemble has recently undergone a long meticulous restoration operation in order to preserve its condition for future generations. We will soon be bringing you more on this, so watch this space... 👉 More: https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/objects/madame-berengers-court-dress-and-train/
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 2️⃣3️⃣ Prayer book of the Empress Eugenie, "Le Paroissien romain" from 15th century French prints, Ervel Engelman 1858, Paris.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar - 2️⃣2️⃣ ISABEY Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855) - The princes and princesses Laetitia, Achille, Louise and Lucien Murat. (Fondation Napoléon.)
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 2️⃣1️⃣ Pair of Napoleon III theatre binoculars © Fondation Napoléon.
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The Fondation Napoléon presents its New Year address
We have a very special guest presenting the Fondation Napoléon 2020 New Year's message. Doesn't he seem a bit familiar?
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✨Imperial Advent Calendar | ️2️⃣0️⃣ Coin, 80 Reaux "Royaume d'Espagne et des Indes", Joseph Bonaparte. © Fondation Napoléon.
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✨Imperial Advent Calendar | ️1️⃣9️⃣ DISDERI Eugène (1819-1889) - Photographic portrait business card featuring Charles, Elisa, Eugénie Walewski. ©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 1️⃣8️⃣ Inkwell decorated with a miniature: Queen Hortense and her children, Napoleon-Louis and Louis-Napoléon. © Fondation Napoléon.
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✨Imperial Advent Calendar | 4️⃣ 3 Lead soldiers in blue, red and black. Formerly presented as the famous soldiers of the Roi de Rome.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 1️⃣7️⃣ SANDRE Charles Sapper of grenadiers from the line. © Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 1️⃣1️⃣ The Imperial Prince on his pony, posing for the photographer, MAYER les Frères, PIERSON Pierre-Louis (1822-1913) ©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 9️⃣ Shako of Chasseurs à Cheval de la Jeune Garde Impériale (in English: Young Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard) ©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 🔟 World's fair Medal 1867, CHAPLAIN Jules (1839-1909) ©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 8️⃣ Service à thé et à café aux armes de l'impératrice Joséphine : sucrier, BIENNAIS Martin-Guillaume (1764-1843) ©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 7️⃣ Box with the cipher of Napoleon III below an Imperial crown, LAY J. ©️ Napoleon Foundation.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 6️⃣ "Bonaparte in Marengo (1800)", SANDRE Charles - figurine ©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 5️⃣ Chair from the Château de Fontainebleau, JACOB FRERES (1796-1803) ©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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🎖The 2019 Fondation Napoléon History Prizes | And the winners are...
🥇First Empire Prize: Aurélien Lignereux, "Les Impériaux. Administrer et habiter l’Europe de Napoléon", [The Imperials. Administering and Inhabiting Napoleon’s Europe], Fayard Histoire
🥈Second Empire Prize: Gérard Fontaine, L’Opéra de Charles Garnier. Une œuvre d’art total, [L’Opéra of Charles Garnier. A Complete Work of Art], Éditions du Patrimoine / CMN.
🏅Jury Prize: Cyril Lécosse, Jean-Baptiste Isabey : Petits portraits et grands desseins, [Small Portraits and Grand Designs], CTHS Éditions.
👉 Read more: https://fondationnapoleon.org/en/award/history-prizes-2019/ #FridayReadings
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 4️⃣ 3 Lead soldiers enhanced with blue, red and black. Formerly presented as the famous soldiers of the King of Rome.
©️ Fondation Napoléon.
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✨ Imperial Advent Calendar | 3️⃣ Military drum, probably from the Imperial Guard. ©️ Napoleon Foundation
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🎖On Tuesday, 22 October 2019, Mr. Philippe Bélaval, President of the Centre des Monuments nationaux and member of the Board of Directors of the Fondation Napoléon, presented Pierre Branda Historien with the insignia of Chevalier des Arts et Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), a distinction granted to him by decree of the French Minister of Culture on 12 March 2019.
The ceremony took place in the Grand Salon of the Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) at the Hôtel national des Invalides in Paris, in the presence of many personalities including Mr De Saint Chamas, Governor of the Invalides, Mr Alexandre d'Andoque de Sériège, Director General of the Musée de l'Armée, and of course the administrators and staff of our institution, as well as some relatives of the recipient.
The entire Fondation Napoléon team expresses its warmest congratulations to the head of its Heritage Department.