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Napoleon I, at the Boulogne camp, distributes the crosses of the Legion of Honor, August 16, 1804 by Philippe Auguste Hennequin

Napoleon I, at the Boulogne camp, distributes the crosses of the Legion of Honor, August 16, 1804

Philippe Auguste Hennequin · 1850

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Philippe Auguste Hennequin
Date
1850
Location
Palace of Versailles
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