Bowl in its case, Manufacture de NAST (around 1810-1815) – Coll. Fondation Napoléon. Exhibition Imperial Boxes, Domaine de la Vallée aux Loups - Maison de Chateaubriand, 2018-2019.
Dance card "To you, to life" (End of 18th, start of 19th Century) - Coll. Fondation Napoléon. Exhibition Imperial Boxes, Domaine de la Vallée aux Loups - Maison de Chateaubriand, 2018-2019.
A view of some of the exhibits in their display cases. Exhibition Imperial Boxes, Domaine de la Vallée aux Loups – Maison de Chateaubriand, 2018-2019
Detail of plate from the Emperor's personal table service with its travelling case (1810) – Coll. Fondation Napoléon. Exhibition Imperial Boxes, Domaine de la Vallée aux Loups - Maison de Chateaubriand, 2018-2019.
Detail of a box decorated with Napoleon's monogram (1808) – Coll. Fondation Napoléon. Exhibition Imperial Boxes, Domaine de la Vallée aux Loups - Maison de Chateaubriand, 2018-2019.
View of one of the rooms at the exhibition Imperial Boxes, Domaine de la Vallée aux Loups – Maison de Chateaubriand, 2018-2019
Miniature replica of Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides – Coll. Fondation Napoléon. Exhibition Imperial Boxes, Domaine de la Vallée aux Loups - Maison de Chateaubriand, 2018-2019.
French title of this exhibition: “L’Empire en Boîtes”
On the occasion of the 250th aniversary of the birth of François-René de Chateaubriand (born 4 September 1786), the Domaine de la Vallée-aux-loups (website in French) – residence of the famous writer and politician – and the Fondation Napoléon joined together in order to create the exhibition Imperial Boxes from 19 October 2018 to 10 March 2019.
84 works belonging to the Fondation Napoleon’s collection, of which 45 were specially made luxurious boxes for everyday use or travelling, were presented in order to shed light on the First Empire through art and craftmanship.
Exhibition Brochure (in French) (pdf)
Place: Domaine de la Vallée-aux-Loups, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France
Dates: 19 October 2018 – 10 March 2019
Curator: Élodie Lefort
Scenography: Maison de Chateaubriand
Number of visitors: 5856
5 March 2019
