Napoleon's signature on a document of capital punishment for desertion
Clipped autograph signature (endorsement).
Fontainebleau, 13. XI. 1810.
1 f. (110 x 120 mm), clipped.
€ 3,500.00
Autograph endorsement signature of Napoleon ("approuve, Np"). Clipped from a letter discussing the circumstances of a solder's desertion and the capital punishment associated with it: "cet homme a déclaré qu'il [a] entdendu lire la loi sur la désertion [...] cette loi lui portait peine de mort". A striking memento of the Napoleonic Wars.
Condition
Clipped as described.
