Sujet

Sword of the Emperor Napoleon, at Windsor Castle, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Sword of the Emperor Napoleon, at Windsor Castle, 1850. 'This interesting relic of the Emperor is preserved in the magnificent collection of arms in the north corridor at Windsor Castle. The hilt and guard of the sword are of or-molu, beautifully chased, the style of ornamentation being in the classic taste which arose after the first Revolution: the head of Medusa, the thunderbolts of Jupiter, figures of Neptune, &c., being amongst the enrichments. The blade is engraved for a short way below the hilt, and gilded, and a small shield-formed part is blue. The scabbard is of black leather, the chape, &c. being of or-molu. A sword similar in character to this is, we believe, in the possession of the Duke of Wellington, and it was taken at Waterloo.' From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A34_171

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,8Mo (821,3Ko) / 10,6cm x 42,0cm / 1253 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

country French France British weapon weapons color golden gold war location gilt Victorian century gilded sword Britain newspapers press blade swords gilding concept battle B&W warfare engraved engraving Colour scabbard 19th century hilt black & white black and white B W weaponry nineteenth century The Print Collector Battle of Waterloo Illustrated London News ormolu ILN newspaper Unknown Napoleon Bonaparte I Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon First Consul Bonaparte Bonaparte the Corsican Napoleon I Napoleone di Buonaparte Emperor Napoleon N Napoleon 1st Napoleon Buonaparte Buonaparte Napoleon 1 Napoléon I Napoléon 19th-century Napoleon I of France