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| Picture No | 10678637 |
| Date | C.1813 |
| Description | Napoleon's soldiers looting Dresden art treasures |
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Removal of paintings and artworks from the Cassel gallery in Dresden by Napoleon's soldiers after the Battle of Dresden in 1813: a German caricature against Napoleon and Dominique Vivant Denon, who Napoleon made first director of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the implication being that Dresden's artworks are bolstering the holdings of the Louvre.
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| Source | Unattributed engraving |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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