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Fête du Sacre et Couronnement de leurs Majestés Impériales

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Date

1805

Artist

Print after Louis Lecoeur (active late 18th Century)

Collection

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http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=684843

Additional Makers

Publisher - Jacques Louis Bance (Bance aîné); Print maker - Jean Baptiste Gautier; Print maker - Jacques Marchand

Description

A view of the Place de Concorde in Paris on the occcasion of the coronation of Napoleon on 3 December 1804showing the opening of the ceremony with the distribution of medals, the carriages with musicians and the ascension of five balloons. 1805. Hand-coloured etching.

Inscription

Lettered with title and production details "rue St Denis" (Bance) and "rue des Lavandières, no.1, Place Maubert" (Lecoeur)

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Place de la Concorde, Paris, France

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