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Further work was carried out to expand the museum under the Second French Empire in the 1850s and 1860s [1] and in the early years of the Third Republic. In the late 19th century, however, Versailles curator Pierre de Nolhac put emphasis on the restoration of the pre-revolutionary state of the palace, and dismantled some of the museum's ...
The Musée de l'Armée (French: [myze də laʁme]; "Army Museum") is a national military museum of France located at Les Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.It is served by Paris Métro stations Invalides, Varenne and La Tour-Maubourg
The Musée des Souverains (French pronunciation: [myze de suvʁɛ̃], Museum of Sovereigns) was a history-themed museum of objects associated with former French monarchs. It was created by the future Napoleon III as a separate section within the Louvre Palace , with the aim to glorify all previous sovereign rulers of France and to buttress his ...
In early September 1939, the 9 e Corps was re-created in Tours, under general Émile Laure, from elements of the 9th military region. [1] It was a part of the Fourth Army, under General Edouard Réquin, itself a part of the French 2nd Army Group which charged with the defence of the Maginot Line.
The Second French Empire, [a] officially the French Empire, [b] was the government of France from 1852 to 1870. It was established on 2 December 1852 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte , president of France under the French Second Republic , who proclaimed himself Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
In 1854, two years after the Second Empire came to power, Napoleon III re-established the Garde Impériale, an elite military corps attached to his person. The Guard took up the traditions of the first Imperial Guard, formed in 1804 by Napoleon I and disbanded in 1815.
English: Coat of Arms of the Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852–1870) The Arms depicts a shield with a golden eagle in front of a blue background. The shield is surrounded by Napoleon's Imperial mantle, filled with bees. The shield is topped by a golden eagle crown, surrounding the shield is the Legion d'honneur.
Second Empire style facade of the Musée de Picardie. Leda and the swan by Jules Roulleau. The God of Amiens. Work, by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1863. Portrait of a Man, El Greco, circa 1600-1610 Self-portrait, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, circa 1751 Portrait of a Gentleman in armour, Pourbus Pieter, oil on panel, 3rd quarter of the 16th century