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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part I

Tuesday 30 March 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Napoleonica - Miollis, Sextius Alexandre François

Autographed letter signed, 1809

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Hand signed letter of a page in 4 °, 330 x 205 mm., dated Rome 10 June 1809, in French, sent to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Together in the lot: Antonio Verico < / b>, His Holiness Pius VII, the Papal Dominy having been occupied by the French […] Etching and burin, mm. 365 x 450 the sheet, made from a drawing by Vincenzo Gozzini, signed in the plate on the lower left “Ant. Verico incise ”, blooms and slight tears on the restored edges, in a modern gilded wood frame. § Giovanni Paolo Lasinio , While the French Arms under the leadership of General Miollis had held Rome for more than six months […]. & Nbsp; Etching and burin engraving, mm. 370 x 470, signed lower right "Lasinio Son incise", left Francesco Giangiacomo inv. e dis. ", blooms, blooms and slight tears at the restored edges, in a gilded wood frame.




Specialist Notes

Important letter sent to Napoleon & nbsp; from l General Sextius Miollis, in charge of taking possession of Rome and arresting the Pope.
General Miollis as President of the Council informs Napoleon that" I received on 5 [June] in Verona the decrees of Your Majesty of 17 May relating to the Roman states; today in the morning the extraordinary consultation put them in execution: I have the honor of bringing his first acts to the foot of your throne: the taking of possession was done with solemnity; everything is calm and peaceful, despite the fact that the pope with some of his adherents is stubborn in his system. The same day the papal banners are lowered everywhere in Rome and replaced with the French tricolor. Pius VII rejects the decree and launches excommunication. On 6 July the Pope is arrested and deported.