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Lambris du cabinet de l’hôtel Colbert de Villacerf
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Woodwork from the cabinet of the Hôtel Colbert de Villacerf [private mansion], no. 23 rue de Turenne

In the seventeenth century, the main rooms in the more lavish private mansions in Paris were covered with wood paneling. The wood panels from the study of the Colbert de Villacerf mansion, which was built around 1650, were acquired in 1867 by the municipality of Paris and reinstalled in the...
Soulier de Marie-Antoinette d’Autriche
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Shoe believed to have belonged to Marie-Antoinette

Three shoes conserved in the public collections tell the story of Marie Antoinette. They are a pink slipper covered with sequins and beads from her moment of glory as Queen of France, the supposed slipper she wore at the Tuileries at the time of her fall, and the shoe that she was said to have...
Jeu intitulé Jeu du nouveau Paris avec monuments mobiles et surprise, réalisé pour l’Exposition universelle à Paris - 3
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New-look Paris game with moveable monuments and surprise, made for the Universal Exposition in Paris

Le musée Carnavalet conserve un jeu de société en carton, assez extraordinaire, édité peut-être à l’occasion de l’Exposition universelle de 1867 qui présentait des « Jeux nouveaux cartonnés ». Le plateau de jeu reproduit le plan du Paris haussmannien sur lequel les principaux...
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Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794)

Known as “The Incorruptible One” because of his ideal of virtue and equality, Maximilien Robespierre was a major member of the Jacobin Club. He defended the abolition of both slavery and the death sentence, promoted universal suffrage and opposed war. He was a deputy to the Convention and was...
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Décoration du cabinet doré de l'hôtel La Rivière

After training with the great masters in Paris and Rome, Charles Le Brun received a number of prestigious Parisian commissions. His facility for invention, which took in all the arts, made him a specialist in ambitious decors. In 1652, he was entrusted with decorating the mansion belonging to...
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The Bastille, in the early days of its demolition

In the collective imagination, the Bastille state prison symbolized absolutism and the monarchy. Until 1785, signet letters from the king allowed imprisoning without judgment anyone who displeased royal power. On the day following the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, its demolition was...
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The Tennis Court Oath, June 20, 1789. Sketch

An emblematic work of the revolutionary period, this historical representation represents a key moment in 1789, the “peerless year”. Although the Estates General had been meeting at Versailles ever since being convened on May 5, debate had ground to a halt on the key issue of deliberation by...
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Portrait de Juliette Récamier, née Bernard (1777-1849).

A model and a muse, as well as a patroness and collector, Juliette Récamier was one of the most frequently painted women of her time. She and her husband, the banker Jacques-Rose Récamier, installed themselves in the Chaussée-d’Antin neighborhood and opted for modernity by convoking the most...
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Au café, dit l'Absinthe

The genre scenes by Jean Béraud provide a delicate portrait of Parisian society. These compositions are a veritable urban chronicle made from on-the-spot sketches. They describe daily life in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century—on the boulevards, in cafés and theaters, along elegant...
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Field kit belonging to Napoleon I. Work instruments.

Travel cases fascinate with their ingenious fittings. The one belonging to Napoleon I contains 109 items that fold and unfold inside a box of modest dimensions. The simplicity of the lines creating a visual unity among the objects is also admirable. Crystal and vermeil are the dominant tones....

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