[EUGÉNIE de Montijo, Empress] W&D Downey
Portrait of Empress Eugenie by W&D Downey, period albumen print
[London, c. 1871], CDV format
Elegant portrait of the Empress, with a melancholic gaze
Portrait of Empress Eugenie by W&D Downey, period albumen print
[London, c. 1871], CDV format
Elegant portrait of the Empress, with a melancholic gaze
Photomontage on period albumen vintage print
N.p.n.d, cabinet format (10 x 13,5 cm)
Famous photomontage depicting the death of Napoleon III, surrounded by his family and loved ones
Letter signed « Duc de Bassano » to the Comte de la Chapelle, Alfred de Morton
[Camden Place, Chislehurst] July 1879, 1 p. in-8° on mourning paper
« I have been instructed by Her Majesty the Empress to convey to you her many thanks for the sentiments you have expressed to her in her immense misfortune »
Autograph letter signed « Duc de Bassano » to Maréchal de Mac-Mahon
Camden Place Chislehurst, 30th July 1879, mourning paper, 1 p. in-4
“Her Majesty the Empress was sensitive to the part that you and Madam Marshal have taken in the immense misfortune which so cruelly struck her heart”
Set of 3 documents regarding the last days of Comte Félix Bacciochi
1866, Palais des tuileries and Biarritz, 2 ALS of Marcal de Calvi and 1 telegraph dispatchde from Impératrice Eugénie, 1 p. in-4
“Anyone who sees the count for only ten minutes cannot have the idea of his sufferings”
Nineteen period albumen prints
The Imperial Family and its entourage, CDV format
Exceptional gathering of nineteen vintage albumen prints offering a wide panorama of the imperial family, its relatives and supporters
Autograph dispatch signed « Napoléon » to Charles Duperré
[Wilhlmeshoehe castle, 6-8 September 1870], 1/2 p. in-8°
« Where is the Empress »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Marie-Thérèse Bartholoni
Farnborough Hill, 17th November 1892, 3 p. in-8° on mourning paper
« Never before have we kissed and armed so much in Europe. As long as it is a guarantee of peace ! »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to French Republic president Patrice de Mac-Mahon
Chislehurst, Camden Place [June 1873], 4 p. in-8
“I am not asking you anything for the future but to respect a past that was the cradle of your glory”
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie », to Marie-Thérèse Bartholoni
Camden Place, Chislehurst, 16th March 1880, 4 p. in-8°, mourning paper
« I hope, upon my return, either to be stronger or no longer need to rely on my strengths »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Hortense Cornu
[Camden Place, Chislehurst] 13th January [1875], 8 pp. in-8°, mourning paper
« What a singular destiny which makes it so that the most French hearts, the Napoleons, must all to this day be laid in a foreign coffin »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » on mourning paper to Jane Thorne
St Cloud, le 26 septembre 1860, 2 p. 1/8 in-8, enveloppe autographe jointe
“I am so under the painful impression of loss that I have just made that it seems to me that I am coming out of a painful sleep”
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to an unknown recipient
[Camden Place, Chislehurst], 4 February [18]73, 1 p. 1/2 in-8°
« Sensitive to your sympathy and the regrets you express to me for the one we mourn »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Marie-Thérèse Bartholoni
Camden Place, Chislehurst, 10 10bre [October 1873], 4 p. in-8°, mourning paper
« When you want an unhealthy share of popularity, you don’t know how to absolve or condemn »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Marie-Thérèse Bartholoni
Prince’s gate SW [London], 26 November [1881], 5 p. in-8 on mourning paper
« The widow of Napoleon III remains and will remain close to those who died in exile »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Marie-Thérèse Bartholoni
Farnborough Hill, Hants, 4th November 1908, 4 p. in-8°
« The 15th of November has long ceased to be a feast for me, and the ranks of those who once celebrated it are thinning every day, for death is mowing down all around us »
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Elisabeth de la Croix de Castries
Abergeldie Castle, 20th October 1893, 2 p. 1/2 in-8 on mourning paper
« I can only sympathize with a pain that I myself have experienced »
Telegram under her usual pseudonym “Countess of Pierrefonds” to Jeanne de Pierres
September 7, 1876, envelope attached
“My son and I are sadly affected and take a deep part in your pain”
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Jane Thorne, Baronne de Pierres
Biarritz, 24th August [1857], 4 p. 1⁄2 in8, autograph envelope attached
“We dance every Sunday the pretty women are not in number and especially young girls”
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » to Jeanne de Pierres
Florence, 19 January [1877], 4 p. in-8, envelope attached
“I have almost mother rights”
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » ato Jeanne de Pierres
Farnborough Hill, 16 July [18]96, 2 p. in-8 on mourning paper, envelope attached
“I’m taking part in your grief”
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » (gaufrée à son chiffre) to Jeanne de Pierres
Farnborough Hill, 6th September [18]91, 1 p. 1⁄2 in-8 on mourning paper, envelope attached
“I wish you all the happiness at the time of your marriage”
Autograph letter signed « Eugénie » on mourning paper to Jane Thorne
Chislehurst, [9 February 1873], 4 p. in-8, envelope included
“I can no longer look back, I dare not look forward, my horizon is lost in this painful present”
Autograph letter signed « N » to Empress Eugénie
[Camden Place, Chislehurst], 2nd August [1872], 1 p. 1/2 in-8°
« Your absence leaves a great void and although we live under the same roof we see little of each other, it is always very sweet to feel close to those we love »
Autograph letter signed « Louis-Napoléon » [to Marie Trotter]
Camden Place, Chislehurst (Kent), the 25th of March, 1871, 1 p. in-8°
« Thanks be to God, the Emperor is now with us… deeply moved, as we all were, by the sympathetic reception he had received from the English nation. »
Autograph letter signed « Louis-Napoléon » to Charles de Morny
Paris, 10th March 1865, 2 pp. in-8°
« In the future I will show you as much friendship as the Emperor showed to your father »