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...

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....

Statue head from the ancient ampitheatre

This head is the only figurative vestige of the architectural decor of the Antique amphitheater that has come down to us. It was discovered on September 11, 1885, next to numerous sculpted fragments, a cornice, a scale-patterned column, and a composite and Doric capital. It is...

A supposed Marie-Antoinette's slipper, torn from the hands of revolutionary during the capture of the Tuileries on August 10, 1792.