Print: Vie De Bonaparte, Premier Consul De La Republique Francaise, circa
Print: Vie De Bonaparte, Premier Consul De La Republique Francaise, circa
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Print: Vie De Bonaparte, Premier Consul De La Republique Francaise, circa

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  • Title: Vie De Bonaparte, Premier Consul De La Republique Francaise, circa 1800
  • Description: Print shows twenty-four numbered scenes depicting events in the life of Napoleon I. Scene number two shows Napoleon with his sword endeavoring to cut a hole in a balloon in which he was not allowed to ascend. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
  • Subjects: Emperors--France--1800-1820, Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821
  • Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.
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