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60 Vincent BERTRAND French 1770– after 1818 Portrait of Baron Denon Portrait du baron Denon late 18th century watercolour and gouache on ivory Private collection, Paris Dominique-Vivant Denon was very much a man of the ancien régime, a curator of Louis XV’s Cabinet des médailles (coin, medal and gem collection), a diplomat under Louis XVI, a genius connoisseur, a collector, a literary man and an excellent engraver. Having volunteered for the Egyptian expedition, he braved every danger with the French army, constantly noting down his impressions of Egypt and tirelessly drawing everything he saw, at times risking his own life in the midst of furious combat. © COPYRIGHT This document remains the property of the National Gallery of Victoria and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation.

FRANCE Antoine-Denis CHAUDET (after) Napoleon I Empire period 1804–15 marble Fondation Napoléon, Paris Acquisition, 1992 inv. 94 JOSEPHINE BONAPARTE AND MALMAISON On 21 April 1799, while Napoleon was in Egypt, Madame Josephine Bonaparte acquired the Malmaison estate. Hitherto just another of the innumerable small mansions to be found in the vicinity of Paris, Malmaison underwent a complete metamorphosis after its purchase, under the direction of Napoleon and Josephine. In the next gallery you will see the interiors of this magnificent residence. © COPYRIGHT This document remains the property of the National Gallery of Victoria and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation. 61

FRANCE<br />

Antoine-Denis CHAUDET (after)<br />

Napoleon I<br />

Empire period 1804–15<br />

marble<br />

Fondation Napoléon, Paris<br />

Acquisition, 1992 inv. 94<br />

JOSEPHINE BONAPARTE AND<br />

MALMAISON<br />

On 21 April 1799, while Napoleon was<br />

in Egypt, Madame Josephine Bonaparte<br />

acquired the Malmaison estate. Hitherto just<br />

another <strong>of</strong> the innumerable small mansions<br />

to be found in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> Paris, Malmaison<br />

underwent a complete metamorphosis after<br />

its purchase, under the direction <strong>of</strong> Napoleon<br />

and Josephine. In the next gallery you will see<br />

the interiors <strong>of</strong> this magnificent residence.<br />

© COPYRIGHT<br />

This document remains the property <strong>of</strong> the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation.<br />

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