NAPOLEON III. 1855. UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION... - Lot 390 - Vermot et Associés

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NAPOLEON III. 1855. UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION... - Lot 390 - Vermot et Associés
NAPOLEON III. 1855. UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION OF 1855 (WAR OF CRIME) - SPEECH of His Majesty the EMPEROR NAPOLEON III, during the closing session of the Universal Exhibition (which welcomed for the first time Queen VICTORIA) PARIS, November 15, 1855 - "...Gentlemen, The exhibition which is about to end offers to the world a great spectacle...at the sight of so many wonders spread out to our eyes, the first impression is a desire for Peace.You must therefore all wish, as I do, that this peace be swift and lasting; but to be lasting, it must clearly resolve the question that caused the War to be undertaken...tell your fellow citizens, on returning to your homeland, that France has no hatred for any people...As for us, peoples allied for the triumph of a great cause,...let us be great in the arts of peace as well as those of war..." - LYON, Impr. CHAMOINE. Poster (62 x 48) Condition A
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