Napoleonic museum pics

[Luis R.]

I'd like to share some pics I took at the Musée de l'Emperi, in Salon-de-Provence, France, which houses the best napoleonic collection on display in the world.
Hope you like them:
Musée de l'Emperi

 

[Paco]

¡¡¡Cómo lo disfrutarías!!!!!
Gracias y un saludo

 

[Jim Patrick]

Thank you for the pics!

Jim Patrick

 

[gordy]

Gracias!

Excellent pictures

That one on cuirass has one nasty hole in it!

 

[Luis R.]

That one on cuirass has one nasty hole in it!

There are a couple more of them in the Invalides Museum in Paris, and they all have been hit on the right side, which may mean the poor fellows wearing them were charging when they caught the ball, leaning to the right (saber) side and exposing themselves away from the protection given by their horses' neck and head.
It's a good reminder among all that glittering uniforms of what the whole bussiness was about.

 

[gordy]

There are a couple more of them in the Invalides Museum in Paris, and they all have been hit on the right side, which may mean the poor fellows wearing them were charging when they caught the ball, leaning to the right (saber) side and exposing themselves away from the protection given by their horses' neck and head.
It's a good reminder among all that glittering uniforms of what the whole bussiness was about.

Sobering indeed! Let us know if you get some shots from Invalides Museum

 

[oldtrousers]

Great pictures. Many thanks for taking the time to post them.

 

[Fernando Ruiz]

Espectacular! Tengo pendiente poner por ahí un album de Los Invalidos, pero este museo es simplemente espectacular! Nada que envidiar, la verdad.
Gracias, "vecino"
FeR

 

[winston]

Very interesting pictures, for the best uniform of Great Army!!! Many thanks!!!

 

[Tecumsea]

Hi Louis,

Thanks for sharing your pics of this wonderful collection-I love painting these subjects so I am sure to be visiting your post time and time again. Interesting the metallic colours, for example I was surprised how much Copper there appears to be in the Cuirass.
Great reference material, do you know if there is a catalogue of this collection available?
Keith

 

[Diegoff]

Thanks Luis!
I was there some years ago and it is absolutely recomended.

 

[Luis R.]

Interesting the metallic colours, for example I was surprised how much Copper there appears to be in the Cuirass

Note it is an officer's cuirass. Trooper ones were yellow brass.

Great reference material, do you know if there is a catalogue of this collection available?

There is a French book with excellent pictures in it (much better than the poor ones i took). It's titled "Les trésors de l'Emperi", published by Editions de la Revue Napoleon. It was first pulished some 3-4 years ago and has recently been reprinted, with added contents. I think i got my copy for around 60-70 €, not cheap, but worth every cent, IMHO.