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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 The Morning of the 18th Brumaire

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1825 Author/Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Place Written: Cambridge, England Type: Engraving Date: 1851 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One engraving entitled, "The Morning of the 18th Brumaire." Depicts Napoleon Bonaparte with Josephine Bonaparte and their court. Engraved by John Sartain after an original by Henry Frederic Schopin.

Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821
Sartain, John, 1808-1897
Schopin, Henri, Frederic, 1804-1880

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