Title

King Wilhelm and Emperor Napoleon after the Battle of Sedan, 2 September 1870

Caption

King Wilhelm and Emperor Napoleon after the Battle of Sedan, 2 September 1870, (1936). 'König Wilhelm Und Kaiser Napoleon Nach Der Schlacht Von Sedan, 2 September 1870'. Scene from the Franco-Prussian War. French emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) surrendered the day after the town of Sedan in north-eastern France was surrounded by the Prussian army. Here Napoleon is granted a meeting with Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia (1797-1888). From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

Date

1936

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F23_377

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,8Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,2in x 14,2in / 5160 x 4254 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people male man men historical meeting German arts country French France emperor monarch book guy color king royal war location century soldier thirties literature royalty concept battle defeat victor defeated Ardennes surrender album Colour 19th century surrendering 1930s Prussian 20th century nineteenth century history historic The Print Collector 1870-1871 Battle of Sedan capitulation cigarette card Franco-Prussian War Prussia sovereign Louis Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte III Unknown Bonaparte Napoleon III Napoleon III Emperor Napoleon III Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte cigarette card Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte Charles Louis Napoléon His Majesty Wilhelm Camphausen Camphausen Wilhelm Bilder Deutscher Geschichte O.H.W. Hadank Hadank O.H.W. Oskar Hermann Werner Hadank Oskar Hermann Werner O H W Hadank O H W Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfeld Altona-Bahrenfeld Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Cigaretten Bi Louis-Napoléon B cigarette card