LE PRINCE IMPÉRIAL Lot n° 26

THE IMPERIAL PRINCE (Eugène, Louis, Jean, Joseph Bonaparte, known as Louis-Napoléon, known as Napoléon IV) (1856-1879) Exceptional and rare set of photographs and documents. Including 19 prints in business card format and 5 prints in cabinet card format, dedicated in black ink by the Imperial Prince on the mounting card or on the back. These prints bearing autographs or dedications were made throughout the life of the Prince Imperial for his friend Baron Tristan Lambert. - The young Prince Imperial in uniform, riding a horse, at the Camp de Châlons, 1863. This carte de visite was signed by Louis Napoleon 8 times between 1863 and 1875 on the back and bears a handwritten inscription in black ink: "Photograph given and signed by his highness Mgnr the Prince Imperial at Fontainebleau in July 1863 signed again by him to see him again in writing at Compiègne in December 1866. The ink stain which is on the photograph was made by his highness, signed a 3rd time by the Prince Imperial at the Tuileries in 1868, a 4th time at the Tuileries in 1869, Louis Napoleon 1874, 1869, 1875, 1871, 1868, 1873, 1863, 1872, 1866 ", by the studio Léon Crémière & Cie - Portrait of the young Prince Imperial on his pony and with his mother on horseback in an Amazon outfit, with his mother in a salon in Fontainebleau (1864) : 2 CDV signed, located and dated (1) in black ink on the mounts, by the Levitsky studio - Portrait of the young Prince Imperial with his parents Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie (1865) : 2 CDV signed and dated in black ink on the mounts, by the Levitsky studio - The young Prince on horseback, credited in black ink on the mount, by the studio Le Jeune - Portraits in civilian clothes, in second lieutenant's uniform, in ceremonial clothes, in exile, (1871-1873) : 6 CDV signed in black ink, by the studios Le Jeune (2), W & D. Downey (2), The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company and one silent back - Portrait of the Imperial Prince with arms crossed: CDV signed and dated (1872) in black ink on the mount, bears a handwritten inscription in ink on the back: "It is not for a small purpose that God has given birth to the Imperial Child and has given him the Holy Father for Godfather. After terrible misfortunes, France will seek a refuge and she will find it in the godson of Pius IX. (Mgr Pie, Bishop of Poitiers)", by the W & D. Downey studio - With his father Napoleon III: CDV signed in black ink on the back, by The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - Portrait in Military Dress: CDV signed in black ink on a "Louis" label on the back, by the studio Le Jeune - Portrait in Civilian Dress : CDV signed in black ink and date printed in red on the mount (March 16, 1874), inscribed in ink on the back " Monsieur le Baron Lambert, ancien Capitaine de l'Empereur " and signed A. de Pavoue (ill.), by the studio The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - Bust portrait in civilian clothes : CDV signed and dated in black ink on the mount (January 10, 1875), by the studio A. Ken - Portrait in Cadet's Dress at Woolwich (1875) : CDV signed in black ink on the mount - View of Arenenberg Castle: CDV with signatures, date and handwritten indications in black ink on the back: "Napoleon, August 6, 1874, Arenenberg, Goddard, priest of Chislehurst, Pierre de Bourgoing, Tristan Lambert. Memory of a common communion with the same host", by the studio G. Wolf - Portrait of the Prince Imperial as a child (March 16, 1869), portrait of the Prince Imperial (June 19, 1878 with dedication to Madame Lambert), in ceremonial dress, in the uniform of the Woolwich Military School (1873) (2): 5 albumen prints, cabinet card size, signed and dated in black ink on the mounts, 2 of which bear a signature stamp, by the studios Elliott & Fry, Schemboche, Maison Levitsky, Le Jeune Succ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -Portrait of the Prince Imperial : 2 CDV bearing the stamp of the signature of the Prince Imperial on the mounts, by the Wilson studio - Portrait of the Prince Imperial as a child, young man, in military dress, at the camp of Châlons on horseback : 5 CDV by the studios Léon Crémière, Charlet & Jacotin, Bulla, Le Jeune - The Prince Imperial child on his toy horse, carrying a sword, His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon III (May 9, 1859) : 2 album prints, CDV format, by Disderi, mounted on album page, dry stamp of the Disderi studio on the mount (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Death of the Imperial Prince, set of documents: - Document on paper bordered with mourning, bears the dry stamp "N [surmounted by a crown], the signature and handwritten mention in black ink of the Empress "Souvenir du 1er juin 1879 ! Eugenie ", inside are 2 cards bor