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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Napoleon III ruled France as an emperor beween 1852 and 1870. He is represented on the Champs-Elysées, reviewing and saluting his troops. The Arc de Triomphe is strategically placed behind him as a reminder of his ancestor Napoleon I, and possibly to recall Napoleon III's involvement with the design of the Place de l'Etoile on which it stands. The Place was designed in 1854 by the architect Hittorff. | Subjects: | portrait (Napoleon III); animal (horses); military and war; place (Paris Arc de Triomphe) Champs-Elysees | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: C., H. J. (French artist, active mid 19th century) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9001... | Go to resource |
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