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The return from the Isle of Elba

François GEORGIN and PELLERIN19th century

Musée Bertrand
Châteauroux, France

On April 11, 1814, the Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed. Napoleon had previously been a signatory before his exile on the Italian island Elba.
On February 28, 1815, accompanied by 400 men of his guard, Napoleon landed on the Gulf of Juan (Golfe-Juan). That is when the Hundred Days War (les Cent Jours) began .
Never having intended to leave the Bourbons a throne that he had fought half the world for, and having never received the rent that King Louis XVIII had promised him, he begins a reconquest of France with the support of the French people. Georgin and Pellerin note in their commentary that it was in the face of the people's misery, those who lost power during the Restitution, that Napoleon revolted and decided to act for the Republic. Not out of a thirst for power, as history sometimes portrays.
Faced with a population who hailed him, Napoleon noted that the House of the Bourbon was not legitimate because it is not chosen by the people. Of course, this fails to mention that he did crown himself Emperor of France, without being elected.

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  • Title: The return from the Isle of Elba
  • Creator: François GEORGIN, PELLERIN
  • Date Created: 19th century
  • Physical Dimensions: H 47.4 x L 62.5 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Napoléon
  • Type: Photo
  • Rights: © Vincent Escudero
  • Medium: Chromoxylography on laid paper

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