XEE4143616: Famous necklaces: Josephine's pearl necklace. Consul Napoleon Bonaparte asks for the origin of the pearl necklace on the neck of his wife, Josephine de Beauharnais (Marie Josephe Rose de Tascher de La Pagerie, 1763-1814). She's lying to him not to tell him she bought them herself. Engraving from 1885 in “” Les arts et metiers illustres”” by Adolphe BITARD., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4143663: The Erable of Tons in Switzerland, at the foot of which the Abbe of Dissentis, the Counts of Saxony and Werdenberg and the Baron of Razuns swore in 1424 the Upper League or League of Graubünden, which prepared Helvetic independence. Engraving from 1885 in “” Les arts et metiers illustres”” by Adolphe BITARD., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4143660: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) wrote the word “Battaglia” on the trunk of a laurel tree on the island of Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore), three days before the Battle of Marengo in 1800. Engraving from 1885 in “” Les arts et metiers illustres”” by Adolphe BITARD., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4143024: Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon I (1769-1821) observing the Battle of Brienne-le-Chateau (Brienne le Chateau) (Dawn) on 29 January 1814 during the French campaign. The French army defeated the Prussian troops of General Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819). Chromolithography of the late 19th century, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4143145: Modern Appication by a shoemaker of the Pila Vitrea. Glass globe filled with water to be placed between a person and the object they contemplate in order to enlarge it and make it more visible. Engraving from 1885 in “” Les arts et metiers illustres”” by Adolphe BITARD., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images