Sloane Collection (#2)

Lazare-Nicolas-Marguerite Carnot, c1800-1823, (1896). Artist: R. G. Tietze
Lazare-Nicolas-Marguerite Carnot, c1800-1823, (1896). War Minister of France 1793-95, popularly called The Organizer of Victory

Bonaparte Explaining His Plan for the Taking of Toulon, 1793, (1896). Typogravure after the painting by Andre Castaigne. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I, by William Milligan Sloane

The Conquest of Holland, 1795, (1896). Artist: JW Evans
The Conquest of Holland, 1795, (1896). The French, under Pichegru, taking advantage of the ice-bridges formed by the severe cold in the early party of 1795, overran Holland

The Supper of Beaucaire, 1793, (1896). Le souper de Beaucaire was a political pamphlet written by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) in 1793

Cardinal Joseph Fesch, c1830, (1896). Artist: M Haider
Cardinal Joseph Fesch, c1830, (1896). Joseph Fesch, Prince of France (1763-1839) was a French cardinal and diplomat, member of the Imperial House of the First French Empire, Peer of France

Count Emmanuel-Augustin Dieudonne De Las Cases, c1820, (1896). Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonne-Joseph, comte de Las Cases (1766-1842) was a French atlas-maker and author

Las Casas and His Son Writing The History of Napoleon Under His Dictation, c1815, (1896). French atlas-maker and author Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonne-Joseph

Sir Hudson Lowe, c1815, (1896). Artist: RA Muller
Sir Hudson Lowe, c1815, (1896). Sir Hudson Lowe (1769-1844) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who is best known for his time as Governor of St Helena

The Battle of Jemmapes, Near Mons, Belgium, November 6, 1792, (1896). The crowning incident of the battle was the taking of a redoubt by Dampiere

La Causerie. - Life in Paris in 1793, (1896). La causerie (chatting in English): two young women in large hats engaged in conversation with a hussar

Bonaparte Pawning His Watch, 1792, (1896). Bourrienne, his early friend and companion in Paris, relates this incident. Scene showing Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) pawning a watch to buy food

Bonaparte in 1792 as a Frequenter of a Six-Sous Restaurant in Paris, (1896). Engraving after the aquarelle by Eric Pape. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I, by William Milligan Sloane

Bonaparte Addressing a Jacobin Club in Corsica, c1789, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) making a speech at a meeting of the Society of the Jacobins, Friends of Freedom and Equality

Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, c1800, (1896). Artist: Charles J. State
Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, Count D Hunebourg, Duke of Feltre, (Marshal of France under Louis XVIII), c1800, (1896). Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1st Count of Hunebourg (1765-1818)

Map of the Field of Operations in 1814, (1896). Showing part of France with Paris on the left, and the River Rhine and the German border on the right

Friedrich Wilhelm Von Bülow, c1810, (1896). Artist: T Johnson
Friedrich Wilhelm Von Bulow, c1810, (1896). Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bulow, Graf von Dennewitz (1755-1816) was a Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars

Captive, c1811, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) with his infant son Napoleon Francois Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1811-1832). Typogravure after the painting by Albert Pierre Dawant

Jerome Bonaparte - King of Westphalia, c1808, (1896). Artist: M Haider
Jerome Bonaparte - King of Westphalia, c1808, (1896). Jerome-Napoleon Bonaparte (1784-1860), youngest brother of Napoleon I. Engraving after the painting by Antoine-Jean Gros

Prince Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Von Metternich-Winneburg, c1830, (1896). Artist: Maurin
Prince Clemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Von Metternich-Winneburg, c1830, (1896). Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (1773-1859)

Jean-Jacques-Regis De Cambaceres - Duke of Parma, c1800, (1896). Jean-Jacques-Regis de Cambaceres, duc de Parme (1753-1824), was a French nobleman

Frederica Catherine Sophia Dorothea... Queen of Westphalia, c1810, (1896)
Frederica Catherine Sophia Dorothea - Princess Royal of Wurtemberg, Queen of Westphalia, c1810, (1896). Princess Catharina Frederica of Wurttemberg (1783-1835)

The Passage of the Beresina, November 1812, (1896). The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) suffered heavy losses (about 36)

The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison, 1809, (1896). The Empress at the Chateau de Malmaison, near Paris. Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) was the first wife of Napoleon I

Marshal Laurent Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, c1815, (1896). Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (1764-1830)

Marbots Soldiers Foraging On the Retreat, 1896. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. Typogravure after the aquarelle by F De Myrbach

Napoleon Leaving The French Army At Smorgoni, 1812, (1896). French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) during the invasion of Russia - winter scene. Typogravure after the painting by J Rosen

Russian Peasants Attacking French Stragglers, 1812, (1896). French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) during the invasion of Russia. Engraving after the aquarelle by Maurice Orange

The French Army in the Mountains of Portugal, 1896. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. Typogravure after the aquarelle by Maurice Orange

The Arrest of Ferdinand, 1807, (1896). King Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) was arrested in October 1807 for his complicity in the El Escorial Conspiracy

Armand-Augustin-Louis De Caulaincourt - Duke of Vicenza, c1800, (1896). Artist: Gustave Kruell
Armand-Augustin-Louis De Caulaincourt - Duke of Vicenza, c1800, (1896). Armand-Augustin-Louis, Marquis de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza (1773-1827) was a French soldier

Napoleon Dictating To His Secretaries, 1896. Scene from the life of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Engraving after the aquarelle by P Grolleron

Anne-Jean-Marie-Rene Savary - Duke of Rovigo, 1814, (1896). Artist: AE Anderson
Anne-Jean-Marie-Rene Savary - Duke of Rovigo, 1814, (1896). Anne Jean Marie Rene Savary, 1st Duke of Rovigo (1774-1833) was a French general and diplomat

Sir John Moore, c1800, (1896). Artist: Henry Wolf
Sir John Moore, c1800, (1896). Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (1761-1809) was a British soldier and general. Engraving after a mezzotint

Antoine Charles Louis Collinet, Count of Lasalle, 1896. Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle (1775-1809) was a French cavalry general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon, Goethe and Wieland, 1808, (1896). Artist: Charles J. State
Napoleon, Goethe and Wieland, 1808, (1896). On 6 October 1808, at Weimar in Germany, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Map of the Spanish Campaign, c1807-1814, (1896). The Peninsular War was a military conflict between the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and the allied powers of the Spanish Empire

Marshal Bon-Adrien Jannot De Moncey - Duke of Conegliano, 1806, (1896). Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754-1842), Marshal of France

Napoleon and Alexander at Erfurt, 1808, (1896). Meeting at Erfurt in Thuringen, central Germany, of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825)

1814 - Campaign of France, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) riding a white horse at the head of his army, retreating towards Soissons after the defeat at the battle of Laon in northern France

Count Jean Rapp, c1800, (c1835), (1896). General Count Jean Rapp (1771-1821) was a French Army officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars

The Passage of the Ford, 1896. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. Typogravure after the painting by H Chartier. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III, by William Milligan Sloane

Charge of the Mamelukes at the Battle of Austerlitz, 1896. At the Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors

Meeting of Napoleon and Francis I after Austerlitz, 1805, (1896). Artist: M Haider
Meeting of Napoleon and Francis I after Austerlitz, 1805, (1896). Interview between Napoleon I (1769-1821) and Emperor Francois II of Austria (1768-1835)

The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, (1896). The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, in which the British under Admiral Nelson defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets

Napoleon Decorating the Artists, c1808, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) awarding honours to artists including Jacques-Louis David, Pierre-Paul Prud hon, Carle Vernet, Pierre Cartellier

Josephine - Empress of the French, c1808, (1896). Artist: Henry Wolf
Josephine - Empress of the French, c1808, (1896). Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) was the first wife of Napoleon I, and first Empress of the French

The Meeting of Napoleon and Pius VII at Fontainebleau, 1813, (1896). Pope Pius VII (1742-1823) was exiled by Napoleon (1769-1821)

Marshal Ney Sustaining The Rear-Guard of the Grand Army, 1812, (1896). Artist: Henry Wolf
Marshal Ney Sustaining The Rear-Guard of the Grand Army, 1812, (1896). French forces under Marshal Michel Ney (1769-1815) fighting to defend the bridge at Kovno (modern-day Kaunas)

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Sloane: A Historical Gem in the Heart of London Step into Sloane Square tube station and you'll find yourself immersed in the rich history of this vibrant neighborhood. As you exit, take a moment to appreciate the picturesque River Westbourne flowing gracefully nearby, adding charm to this bustling area. Welcome to Sloane Square, located in Chelsea, London. This iconic square offers a splendid view of Kings Road, where elegant shops and boutiques line the streets. It's no wonder that Sloane Square has become synonymous with luxury and style. Did you know that Longwood was once Napoleon's residence at St. Helena? Transport yourself back to 1896 as you imagine Bonaparte checking on the French retreat at Marengo during his reign. The echoes of history are palpable here. Intriguingly, an advertisement for Daimler hire cars with chauffeurs captures the essence of sophistication that permeates through Sloane Square. Picture yourself cruising down its streets in one of these luxurious vehicles - a truly unforgettable experience. Nature lovers will be delighted by Cordia sebestena, also known as geiger tree, which adds bursts of vibrant color amidst the urban landscape. Its presence reminds us that even amidst city life, nature always finds a way to thrive. For those fascinated by military history, Murat leading the cavalry at Jena on October 14th, 1806 is an image worth exploring further from 1896 archives. These historical events bring depth and character to Sloane Street - another prominent location within this remarkable district. As we wander along Sloane Street towards Pimlico Borders in London’s southwest corner, we can't help but admire its architectural beauty blending seamlessly with modernity. The juxtaposition creates an atmosphere unlike any other. Finally arriving at Sloane Square Station feels like stepping into a time capsule honoring Hans Sloane himself – depicted beautifully by W Holl Eng – whose legacy lives on in this remarkable neighborhood.