Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Museum buyer

Napoleon III

1808–1873 · France

Emperor of the French.

Life and work

  1. September 1870
    Cesnola says the Emperor decided to buy his whole Cypriot collection for the Louvre, but the Franco-German war ended the negotiations. Napoleon III surrendered to the Prussians on 3 September 1870.

    Cesnola 1878Marangou 2000

Connections

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Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.L. P. di Cesnola (1878). Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples.
  2. 2.A. G. Marangou (ed.) (2000). The Consul Luigi Palma di Cesnola 1832-1904: Life and Deeds.