Exhibition Talk

Napoleonic News Desk

by Paul Chamberlain

Fighting for Napoleon 7th July and 10th August, 1.00pm An introduction to the current exhibition, including watercolours with Napoleonic themes and the two Vernet paintings, pre-sented by Stephen Duffy (Curator). Napoleonic Paintings in the Wallace Collection (Stephen Duffy) 20th July, 1.00pm The 4th Marquess of Hertford and Napoleon I (Rosa Somerville) 30th July, 1.00pm Vive l'Empereur! Images of Napoleon (Eleanor Tollfree) 23rd August, 1.00pm Family Activity: The Empire Strikes Back! 19th July Who would you fight for (or against!)... the Roman Empire or the Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Visitors young and old can learn about Emperors and Empires, try on Roman armour, practise Napoleonic musket drill, and decide where their allegiance lies! Presented by Armourer David Edge. For further information contact: The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN Tel: 020 7563 9500 Website: www.wallacecollection.org Napoleonic News Desk Georgian Festival Week 17th - 25th July Events at the Wallace Collection Exhibition Talk Book News from Spellmount Society of Genealogists 2004 Programme Back to Table of Contents -- First Empire # 77 Back to First Empire List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2004 by First Empire. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com