Title

Napoleon crowns Empress Josephine, Notre Dame, Paris, 2nd December 1804 (1882-1884). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Napoleon crowns Empress Josephine, Notre Dame, Paris, 2nd December 1804 (1882-1884). In 1799 Napoleon led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory, and became first consul and effective dictator of France. In 1804, he declared himself Emperor. A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884.
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Date

1882

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C53_453

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,3Mb (8,5Mb) / 17,8in x 11,0in / 5345 x 3292 (300dpi)

Keywords

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