The Mortuary Chapel at St. Mary's Church, Chislehurst, holding the tomb of Emperor Napoleon III and his son, the Prince Imperial by English School
© Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection
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- The Mortuary Chapel at St. Mary's Church, Chislehurst, holding the tomb of Emperor Napoleon III and his son, the Prince Imperial
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- English School
- Product code:
- XJF373266
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- Open edition
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- Bridgeman Art Library
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- © Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection
About
The exiled French Emperor Napoleon III (1808-73) settled in Chislehurst after the end of the Second Empire in France; his son Eugene-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1856-79) died fighting the Zulus in South Africa and his mother Empress Eugenie (1826-1920) built the chapel in commemoration of her son and husband; their remains were later moved to Farnborough, Hampshire;
The Artist: English School
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