Scanned by:
New York Public Library
Notes:
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, September 2, 2008.
Depicted content:
- Louis Napoleon Bonaparte strengthens his power over the French government
- Louis Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from prison in France
- Louis Napoleon Bonaparte holds a plebiscite confirming French support for his coup d'etat
- A French plebiscite confirms popular support for the restoration of the empire
- In Paris, Louis Napoleon declares France an Empire and himself its Emperor
- Napoleon III hints at coming war with Austria
- Napoleon III urges Pope Pius IX to give up the revolting Papal States
- Switzerland protest the pending French annexation of Savoy
- At Baden in Germany, Emperor Napoleon III meets with the leaders of several German states
- Napoleon III seeks to reassure Britain that he does not threaten peace in Europe
Image type:
engraving
Courtesy of:
Humanities and Social Science Library, New York Public Library
Original caption:
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
Source citation:
Historical and Public Figures, NYPL Digital Gallery
Source note:
Original image at NYPLDigitalGallery