Baptism of Napoleon II, Notre Dame, Paris, 10 June 1811, (1921). 'Baptême du roi de Rome à Notre-Dame de Paris'. Napoleon (1811-1832), infant 'King of Rome' and heir of Emperor Napoleon I, was baptised in the cathedral of Notre Dame. In a break with tradition, his father held him aloft for the public to see. Drawing made in 1814, study for a Sèvres porcelain vase. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]

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