200th Anniversary of the Death of Napoleon Bonaparte Commemorated in London Sale
The 5th May 2021 marks 200 years since the death of the great military leader and first Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte in exile on the island of St. Helena. One of the most significant figures in world history, Napoleon s political and cultural legacy is undeniable. To commemorate this anniversary year, on
27 October, Bonhams will present
Napoleon Bonaparte: The British Sale at
New Bond Street, London.
The cross-category sale will feature an array of historically significant items – from jewellery and manuscripts to personal effects and paintings – exploring Napoleon, alongside other historically-related European figures, from France and Great Britain to Italy, Spain and beyond. Highlights of the sale will include personal artefacts from Napoleon as well as those of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, the Duke of Wellington, Admiral Lord Nelson, and Joséphine Bonaparte, amongst others.
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On May 5, 1821, 200 years ago this week, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, born in 1769 on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean, expired, at the age of 51, on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. Considered by many as an islander – born and died on islands – he was also exiled on the Italian island of Elba in 1814, from where he made his surprise heroic comeback for 100 days in 1815, until finally he faced allied enemies for the last time at Waterloo.
In June 1798, then a promising 29-year-old French general, Bonaparte dropped anchor in Malta for six days on his way to Egypt before his rise to conquer most of the continent, removing monarchies, and reign as the lord of Europe for 15 years. The French Malta interlude did not last long but it did ignite what was to become the island’s long road to future freedom and independence.
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