Patronage Grants awarded by the Fondation Napoléon in 2021

Patronage Grants awarded by the Fondation Napoléon in 2021
Napoleon I visiting the Salon du Louvre and distributing crosses of the Légion d'honneur to artists, 22 October 1808, Gros, Antoine-Jean Baron, © 2008 RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Gérard Blot

In 2021, the Board of Directors of the Fondation Napoléon awarded financial support for the following projects:

  • Support for the publication of the forthcoming book En compagnie de l’impératrice, souvenirs de Miss Vesey;
  • Support for the publication of the book Bigot de Préameneu, fidèle dignitaire de Napoléon, Hervé du Boisbaudry;
  • Helping to finance a program of Napoleonic readings during the Festival “Flâneries d’art contemporain dans les Jardins Aixois“, partner of the label “2021 Année Napoléon;
  • Contribution to the financing of a theatrical performance “La dernière salve“, partner of the label “2021 Année Napoléon”;
  • Funding for the publication of the catalogue of the exhibition “Palais disparus de Napoléon”, by the Mobilier National [French National Furniture Repository], partner of the label “2021 Année Napoléon“;
  • Support for the creation of a statue of Napoleon in Montauban, as part of the “2021 Année Napoléon” label;
  • Contribution to the financing of the theatrical production “L’Aiglon”, partner of the label “2021 Année Napoléon“;
  • Assistance with the audio recording and production of a CD of the performance “Si l’Empereur m’était chanté” (If the Emperor was a song), given as part of the events alongside the “Napoleon” exhibition at the RMN-GP/La Villette, a partner of the “2021 Année Napoléon” label;
  • Support for the publication of the forthcoming book Enquêtes sur certains comptes privés de Napoléon III, by Denis Hannotin;
  • Support for the publication of the forthcoming work Napoléon et la Prusse, by Michel Kerautret;
  • Support for the publication of the proceedings of the study day “Destins croisés des Bonapartismes et des Napoléon de 1870 à nos jours“, directed by Jean-Philippe Rey (forthcoming);
  • Participation in the subscription for the acquisition of the portrait of the Countess Lasalle by the Musée de l’Armée;
  • Contribution to the publication of a book to be published on Étienne-Barthélemy Garnier.

22 March 2022