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    Artist

  • Petersen, Johann

    • Title

  • Einzug des Kaisers Napoleon in Düsseldorf am 3. November 1811 : Nach einer Lithographie von J. Petersen

    • Other Title(s)

  • [Emperor Napoleon marching in in Düsseldorf on November 3, 1811.]

  • Physical Description

    1 reproduction print : ink on paper ; 8.25 x 10.5 inches ; 21 x 27 cm

  • Date

    19th century

  • Notes

    The work is titled at the bottom.

  • Summary

    Reproduction scene shows a crowd of people gathered around an arched gate engraved with a Latin inscription. Napoleon rides a horse in full regalia.

  • Depicted

    Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

  • Place

    Düsseldorf (Germany)

  • Genre

    Cityscapes

  • Medium

    Facsimiles; Reproductions

  • Part Of

    Preuss Family Collection, AR 25974

  • Accession Number

  • URL

Biographical/Historical Information

The print shows a scene of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte riding a horse in full regalia through the Gate of Honor erected on Elberfelder Strasse in Düsseldorf. The Gate was constructed especially for Napoleon's visit to Düsseldorf from November 2 to 5, 1811. Napoleon had made Düsseldorf the capital of the Grand Duchy of Berg, an area established in 1806 after his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805) on territories between the French Empire at the Rhine river and the German Kingdom of Westphalia. In the territories conquered by Napoleon Bonaparte, Jews were granted full citizenship for a short time. The Grand Duchy's short existence came to an end when the French forces pulled back in the course of the 1813 Battle of Leipzig. The territory was then administered by Prussia according to the Final Act of the 1815 Congress of Vienna.

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Citation

Petersen, Johann: Einzug des Kaisers Napoleon in Düsseldorf am 3. November 1811 : Nach einer Lithographie von J. Petersen, Leo Baeck Institute, 2022.29.