Ben Weider's Napoleonic Collection at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Mr. Weider, a Montreal native, bequeathed his Napoleonic collection to that city's Museum of Fine Arts, where it is now on display. The Museum website only features Napoleon's hat, worn during the tragic Russian campaign. For more images of the items to be seen at Montreal, see this article in La Tribune de l'Art (in French).
Also did you know that The Wallace Collection, most famous for French 18th century art, likewise houses a remarkable collection of Napoleonic art and memorabilia? Another reason to (re)visit one of London's finest museums.









thank you for this posting. i hope to be in London this summer and would love to visit the Wallace and of course when i am in France i am sure there are more museums to visit. and by the way do you want me to apologize for the fact that McDonald's is going to the Lourve?
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Hi Catherine, if this is the same exhibit that was at the National Constitution Center in Philly, than I've seen it. Very worth seeing. Didn't know that about the Wallace Collection, although I've been there several times.
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