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- 11 -152017

Animals & war, episode 23: Decors of the Hôtel des Invalides

Sculptures with allegorical animals adorn the sixty dormer windows of the Cour d’Honneur. The three reproduced above feature dolphins and lions. The lion is undoubtedly the most represented. The dormer window decorated with two elephant […]

- 10 -302017

Animals and war, episode 20 : The Eagle

Symbol of imperial power, the eagle was chosen by Napoleon I to adorn the standards of the Grande Armée. Looking to the left, the eagle is drawn up, the wings spread, one claw resting on […]

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