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Napoleon's Departure from Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814, (1921). Creator: Unknown.

Napoleon's Departure from Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814, (1921). 'Les Adieux De L'Empereur A Son Armée à Fontainebleau'. Emperor Napoleon, standing at the centre of the courtyard of the Palace of Fontainebleau, bids farewell to his Old Guard, and seizes a battle flag presented to him by two soldiers. The defeat at the Battle of Leipzig and the subsequent invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleon's abdication on 11 April. By the Treaty of Fontainebleau he was exiled and granted sovereignty of the island of Elba. Engraving made in 1815. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921].
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Napoleon's Departure from Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814, (1921). Creator: Unknown.
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Napoleon's Departure from Fontainebleau, 20 April 1814, (1921). 'Les Adieux De L'Empereur A Son Armée à Fontainebleau'. Emperor Napoleon, standing at the centre of the courtyard of the Palace of Fontainebleau, bids farewell to his Old Guard, and seizes a battle flag presented to him by two soldiers. The defeat at the Battle of Leipzig and the subsequent invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleon's abdication on 11 April. By the Treaty of Fontainebleau he was exiled and granted sovereignty of the island of Elba. Engraving made in 1815. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]
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48.8 x 31.7 cm | 19.2 x 12.5 in (300 dpi)