Maquettes de la Marine Imperiale
Dammit. I've been meaning to write a wee post about this exhibition for ages now and I finally get round to it on the day it closes! Oh well, never mind, there are still some nice pictures of boats to look at.
Earlier this summer the French National Maritime Museum held an exhibition at the Palace of Versailles of a collection of ship models commissioned by Napoleon in 1810 for the Gallery Trianon. The collection was built by Jacques-Noël Sane, Inspector General of Marine Engineering and Duroc, Grand Marshal of the Palace and it encompasses ships of the line, frigates, and smaller vessels.
Sadly the exhibition has now closed but there is a fascinating film about the conservation of the models and their installation in the Gallery Trianon.
Models of the Imperial Navy exhibition website and press release.
Earlier this summer the French National Maritime Museum held an exhibition at the Palace of Versailles of a collection of ship models commissioned by Napoleon in 1810 for the Gallery Trianon. The collection was built by Jacques-Noël Sane, Inspector General of Marine Engineering and Duroc, Grand Marshal of the Palace and it encompasses ships of the line, frigates, and smaller vessels.
Click to viewSadly the exhibition has now closed but there is a fascinating film about the conservation of the models and their installation in the Gallery Trianon.
Models of the Imperial Navy exhibition website and press release.