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Denzil Ibbetson, Napoleon's Tomb, ink on paper (fragment),…
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Auckland
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29-Jun-2010
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Denzil Ibbetson, Napoleon's Tomb, ink on paper (fragment), Inscribed by Denzil Ibbetson: 'The house in the extreme distance was occupied by the Count & Countess Bertrand - Napoleon was in the habit of visiting them and they usually breakfasted under the trees which now surround his tomb - Napoleon expressed a wish to be buried on this spot', in the event of the Government refusing to have his remains deposited on the banks of the Seine by the side of Marshal Lannes. This house was afterwards inhabited by Mr Ibbetson, who was apt. Com. Gen' Forces, & Purveyor Napoleon & his establishment', 160 x 220 mm
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Art: Watercolours, Other Works on Paper