MARRIAGE OF EMPEROR NAPOLEON III. 2 Posters... - Lot 528 - Vermot et Associés

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MARRIAGE OF EMPEROR NAPOLEON III. 2 Posters... - Lot 528 - Vermot et Associés
MARRIAGE OF EMPEROR NAPOLEON III. 2 Posters printed in TOULOUSE, HAUTE-GARONNE, in 1853: 1) " Dépêche Télégraphique de PARIS le 22 Janvier 1853 ". "... His Majesty, placed standing before the Throne, and having at their sides Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Jerome and Prince Napoleon, made the following communication... I surrender to the wish so often expressed by the country, by coming to announce my marriage... Soon, on my way to Notre Dame, I will present the Empress to the People and the Army; the confidence they have in me assures their sympathy for the wife I have chosen; and you, Gentlemen, in getting to know her, will be convinced that, this time again, I have been inspired by Providence." "Nothing can give an idea of the impression produced by this speech, interrupted at every moment by cries of Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!" - Impr. of J. M. Douladoure, 41 street Saint-Rome in TOULOUSE. Poster (63 x 47) State A. + 2) " Telegraphic dispatches of PARIS on January 30, 1853 " " The CIVIL MARRIAGE OF THE EMPEROR took place, at 9 Hours of the evening, in Tuileries, in the presence of a numerous and brilliant meeting... Today at noon will begin the Ceremony of the RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE... 1 Hour. The Emperor and the Empress leave the Tuileries Palace, to go to NOTRE-DAME. Their Majesties are welcomed by an immense crowd, with the unanimous cries of VIVE L'EMPEREUR! VIVE L'IMPERATRICE!... " - Printed in Toulouse, at J.M. Douladoure, 41 rue Saint-Rome. Poster (49 x 39) State A.
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