Eugène-Paul Dieudonné, after Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Portrait of Emperor Napoleon III

Oil on canvas ; signature in ink "Dieudonné" on the back, stamp on the back of the canvas, "Au Specter Solaire / 18 quai de l'école / A Paris / Colcomb-Bourgeois"

Dimensions: h. 220 x l. 150 cm - wooden frame and gilded stucco.

Tarik Bougherira, founder of the Imperial Art gallery

Is pleased to invite you within the framework of the

150 years since the death of Napoleon III

At the official presentation of the donation to the Fondation Napoléon of a full-length portrait of Emperor Napoleon III,

de l'atelier de Winterhalter

In the presence of Pierre Branda, head of the heritage department

Followed by a conference

Napoleon III and the Legion of Honor

By Colonel Stéphane Faudais, Doctor of History, Director of

history, geopolitics and strategy department at the Ecole de Guerre

The relationship maintained by the Emperor Napoleon III and the Legion of Honor is a reflection of the sovereign's domestic and foreign policy. While fully preserving the heritage of his uncle Napoleon I, who created the order in 1802, he transformed and modernized it, he opened it up to new social categories and made it an exceptional tool for international influence. Not to mention Empress Eugenie's little-known influence on promotions. Nor certain elements of phaleristics which reserve a few surprises!

Thursday January 12 at 7 p.m.

The conference will be followed by a glass of friendship

Free entry by reservation: evenement@galerieimperialart.com