Exil Collection

Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island of Elba for his exile, 1814. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George
FLO4608652 Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island of Elba for his exile, 1814. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor

Great ejection in 1660: arrest of puritans about to leave england Engraving 19th century Private collection
ELD4919394 Great ejection in 1660: arrest of puritans about to leave england Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info.: Great ejection in 1660)

Risorgimento, first Italian war of independence: Pope Pius IX and Archduke Leopold II of Habsburg-Lorraine
BEN5479517 Risorgimento, first Italian war of independence: Pope Pius IX and Archduke Leopold II of Habsburg-Lorraine (Leopold II of Tuscany or Habsburg Lorraine)

Telemaque in the desert of Oasis is console by Termisoris, high priest of Apollo - Telemachus in the desert of oasis is
FLO4607831 Telemaque in the desert of Oasis is console by Termisoris, high priest of Apollo - Telemachus in the desert of oasis is consoled by Termosiris, a priest of Apollo

The duties of the child in the family (towards our parents): Obedience - Devouement
DUV4212671 The duties of the child in the family (towards our parents): Obedience - Devouement. The devouement of the son of Appius

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (1797-1837), First half of the 19th cent. Private Collection

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Ivanovich Yakubovich (1792-1845), 1831. Artist: Bestuzhev
Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Ivanovich Yakubovich (1792-1845), 1831. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Napoleon I in exile on Saint Helena (1815), 1896 (illustration)
7304525 Napoleon I in exile on Saint Helena (1815), 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Its over, Napoleon I to Saint Helene (1769-1821) The emperor in exile is represented in a melancholic attitude alone
JLJ4596322 Its over, Napoleon I to Saint Helene (1769-1821) The emperor in exile is represented in a melancholic attitude alone on a rock of Sainte-Helene Island

View of Tobolsk from the south, 1862. Creator: Znamensky
View of Tobolsk from the south, 1862. Found in the Collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

View of the "Cafe du Levant", in Geneva, meeting place for the refugies of
XEE4166411 View of the " Cafe du Levant", in Geneva, meeting place for the refugies of the Paris Commune and the Lyon Commune

The hares ears (Les oreilles du lievre) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214409 The hares ears (Les oreilles du lievre) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Representation of George Bryan Brummel (1778 - 1840), the King of the Dandies
GIA4771400 Representation of George Bryan Brummel (1778 - 1840), the King of the Dandies, who is in exile in Calais. Illustration by ReneVincent

Portrait in foot of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) Watercolour by Francois Joseph
JLJ4682256 Portrait in foot of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) Watercolour by Francois Joseph Sandmann (1805-1880) from the indications of Louis Marchand. 1820 Sun

Portrait of Napoleon I (1769-1821) on the island of St Helena
XEE556711 Portrait of Napoleon I (1769-1821) on the island of St Helena. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Napoleon I (1769-1821) on the island of St Helena
XEE556708 Portrait of Napoleon I (1769-1821) on the island of St Helena. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pope Julius I (280-337) met the Messenger of Athanasius of Alexandria at the time of
JLJ4593454 Pope Julius I (280-337) met the Messenger of Athanasius of Alexandria at the time of the Council of Sardic. The messenger came to defend the position of the patriarch in exile in

Nikolai Ivanovich Lorer (1794-1873), End 1840s. Found in the Collection of State Lermontov Museum Tarkhany

Portrait of Prince Fyodor Petrovich Shakhovskoy (1796-1829). Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Nikita Muravyov with his Daughter Sofia by exile in Irkutsk province, 1837. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Nikita Muravyovs Room by exile in Irkutsk province, 1837. Artist: Muravyov, Nikita Mikhailovich (1797-1843)
Nikita Muravyovs Room by exile in Irkutsk province, 1837. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Naryshkin (1798-1863), 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Naryshkin (1798-1863), 1832. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Portrait of the poet, Decembrist Count Alexander I. Odoevsky (1802-1839), 1837-1839. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of the poet, Decembrist Count Alexander I. Odoevsky (1802-1839), 1837-1839. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Nikolai Lorer (1794-1873), 1832-1833. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Nikolai Lorer (1794-1873), 1832-1833. Found in the collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of the Decembrist Vladimir Nikolayevich Likharev (1803-1840), 1828. Found in the collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of the Decembrist Sergey Krivtsov (1802-1864), 1828. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of the Decembrist Sergey Krivtsov (1802-1864), 1828. Found in the collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of Yelizaveta Petrovna Naryshkina (1801-1867), 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Yelizaveta Petrovna Naryshkina (1801-1867), 1832. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

View of Tobolsk, 1850s. Artist: Znamensky, Mikhail Stepanovich (1833-1892)
View of Tobolsk, 1850s. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Countess Maria N. Volkonskaya (1805-1863) with son Nikolay, 1826. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist count Sergey Volkonsky (1788-1865), 1840s. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist count Sergey Volkonsky (1788-1865), 1840s. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Leopold Niemirowski (1810-1883), 1843. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Leopold Niemirowski (1810-1883), 1843. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Courtyard in the Peter prison, 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Courtyard in the Peter prison, 1832. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Prison cell of Decembrist Nikolai Panov (1803-1850) in the Peter prison, 1830-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Sasha Ivashev, 1834. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Sasha Ivashev, 1834. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Sofia Muravyova, daughter of Decembrist Nikita Muravyov, 1833-1835. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Maria Kazimirovna Yushnevskaya (1790-1863), wife of Decembrist Alexander Yushnevsky, 1830-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Olga Annenkova, daughter of Decembrist Iwan Annenkow, 1836. Artist: Bestuzhev
Portrait of Olga Annenkova, daughter of Decembrist Iwan Annenkow, 1836. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Camilla Ivasheva (Le Dantieau) (1808-1839), wife of Decembrist Vasily Ivashev, 1834. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Baroness Anna von Rosen (1797-1883), 1832. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Baroness Anna von Rosen (1797-1883), 1832. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (1797-1837), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Mikhail Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (1800-1871), 1837-1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Povalo-Shveikovsky (1787-1845), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Ivan Povalo-Shveikovsky (1787-1845), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790-1860), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Duke Dmitry Shchepin-Rostovsky (1798-1858), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev
Portrait of Decembrist Duke Dmitry Shchepin-Rostovsky (1798-1858), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Yushnevsky (1786-1844), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Alexander Yushnevsky (1786-1844), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Dmitry Zavalishin (1804-1892), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Dmitry Zavalishin (1804-1892), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Vasily Davydov (1793-1855), 1839. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Vasily Davydov (1793-1855), 1839. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of Decembrist Alexander V. Podzhio (1798-1873), 1837. Artist: Bestuzhev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1791-1855)
Portrait of Decembrist Alexander V. Podzhio (1798-1873), 1837. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

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"Exile: A Melancholic Journey Through History" In the vast expanse of time, there have been those who fell from grace and found themselves in the depths of exile. One such figure was Napoleon I, once a mighty emperor, now confined to the remote island of Saint Helena. In 1815, his reign came to an end, and he was left with nothing but solitude and melancholy. Oscar Rex's poignant painting captures this moment perfectly - Napoleon alone on a rock, gazing into the distance as if longing for what once was. The sun sets behind him, casting a somber light upon his weary face. But even in exile, Napoleon found companionship in unexpected places. On the island of Elba, he studied mathematics alongside an old friend - none other than the Devil himself. Together they delved into equations and calculations that occupied their minds amidst their confinement. Meanwhile, far away from these desolate islands stood Tobolsk - a city that witnessed its fair share of exiles throughout history. Znamensky's depiction shows us a view from the south; it is both beautiful yet hauntingly lonely. In Geneva's "Cafe du Levant, " refugees sought solace and camaraderie amidst their shared experiences of displacement. This meeting place became a sanctuary for those yearning for home while finding comfort in each other's stories. As we journey further through time, we encounter La Fontaine's fable "The Hares Ears. " It reminds us that even in our darkest moments of exile or isolation, there is always hope for redemption or escape if we listen closely enough to our instincts. George Bryan Brummel embodied another kind of exile - one not imposed by external forces but self-imposed through his pursuit of perfection as the King of Dandies. His portrait serves as a reminder that sometimes we choose to isolate ourselves from society due to our own desires or obsessions.