Napoléon and Tsar Alexander I in Erfurt
Letter signed "Nap".
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To the Archchancellor Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, reporting that the Congress of Erfurt was continuing as planned but there were no new developments: "Les Conférences continuent ici; tout va au mieux; il n'y a du reste rien de nouveau. Sur ce je prie Dieu qu'il vous ait, mon Cousin, en sa sainte et digne garde".
The meeting between Napoleon and Alexander I of Russia, known as Congress of Erfurt, lasted from 27 September to 14 October in the then-French city and was supposed to reaffirm the French-Russian alliance that had been forged by the Treaties of Tilsit in July 1807. Napoleon was eager to impress his imperial guest and spared no expenses, hosting lavish receptions, hunting parties, and theatre performances. On the occasion of the Congress, Napoleon received Goethe on 2 October 1808, and Niccolò Paganini performed for the two emperors.
In the hand of Napoleon's private secretary Claude-François Méneval. Traces of folds and very slight browning. Old accession number 481 in ink.
