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Publisher
J. Hauser
(active Paris, France, 1908-1914)
Date1908-1914
MediumPhotographic postcard
DimensionsOverall: 3 9/16 × 5 9/16 in. (9 × 14.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Garfinkel, Class of 1980; Transferred from the Art History Department
Object numberS2018.2.1104
Not on view
DescriptionA postcard depicting Napoleon's horse and dog on the island of Elba.
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Alternate Titles
2094 - Paris - Hotel des Invalides, Musee de l'Armee
Inscribed
Recto, bottom margin: "2094 - PARIS - Hotel des Invalides, Musee de l'Armee, Chien de Napoleon a l'Ile d'Elbe. VIZIR cheval arabe de l'empereur Napoleon, offert par le Sultan de Turquie vers 1805, mort en 1826. Porte sur la cuisse la lettre N surmontee de la couronne imperiale."
Recto, bottom right: "J. H."
Verso, upper left: "Correspondance."
Verso, upper right: "Adresse."
Verso, left margin: "Edition de la Societe des Amis du Musee de l'Armee."
Translation:
Paris, Hotel des Invalides, the Army Museum.
Napoleon's dog on the Island of Elba. VIZIR Arabian horse of Emperor Napoleon, offered by the Sultan of Turkey around 1805, died in 1826. Bears on the thigh the letter N topped with the imperial crown. [Google Translate, 5/21/2024]
Recto, bottom right: "J. H."
Verso, upper left: "Correspondance."
Verso, upper right: "Adresse."
Verso, left margin: "Edition de la Societe des Amis du Musee de l'Armee."
Translation:
Paris, Hotel des Invalides, the Army Museum.
Napoleon's dog on the Island of Elba. VIZIR Arabian horse of Emperor Napoleon, offered by the Sultan of Turkey around 1805, died in 1826. Bears on the thigh the letter N topped with the imperial crown. [Google Translate, 5/21/2024]
J. Hauser
Date: 1908-1914
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1107
G. Bouchetal
Date: 1910-1920
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1106
G. Bouchetal
Date: 1910-1920
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1105
Neurdein Frères
Date: 1906-1915
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1099
Neurdein Frères
Date: 1906-1915
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1100
Neurdein Frères
Date: 1906-1915
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1101
Neurdein Frères
Date: 1906-1915
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1102
Neurdein Frères
Date: 1906-1915
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1103
Date: 1900-1920
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1097
Léon & Lévy
Date: c. 1920
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1046
Neurdein Frères
Date: before 1915
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1047
Léon & Lévy
Date: c. 1920
Medium: Photographic postcard
Object number: S2018.2.1048