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Torrance Coombs

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Demi-soldes, the half-pay Napoleonic War veterans - Shannon Selin

What happened to Napoleon’s officers after the Battle of Waterloo? Under the Bourbon Restoration, some 20,000 men who had served under Napoleon were removed from active service, given reduced salaries and placed under tight restrictions. Life as a demi-solde was not easy.

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Here’s what happened to Napoleon’s officers after the Battle of Waterloo.

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Jean Souverbie (French, 1891-1981), Nature morte. Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 46 cm.

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Albert Marquet (French, 1875-1947), Le chemin de halage, banlieu parisienne [The towpath, Paris suburb], c1894-96. Oil on canvas, 38.4 x 60.4 cm.

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I am insecure and sensitive and I ruin everything I love

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Torrance Coombs has the most gorgeous eyes I love them so much

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Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876-1958), L'Arbre au bord de l'eau [Tree by the water’s edge]. Watercolour, gouache and ink on paper, 43 x 53.7 cm.

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Learn more about this diminutive yet impactful painting in our book! 

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805), The Laundress (La Blanchisseuse), 1761.  Oil on canvas. JPGM. 

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The Lion of Lucerne, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen to commemorate the Swiss Guards massacred on August 10th, 1792. Described by Mark Twain as ‘the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world.’

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Philippe Pasqua (French, b. 1965), Sans titre, c.1990. Acrylic on canvas, 115 x 87 cm.

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