Restoration of an outfit designed for the Coronation (Sacre) of Napoleon I.

Reportage on the restoration and conservation of a piece of history of the First Empire, a dress and train very probably worn for the Coronation of Napoleon I at Notre Dame Cathedral by Madame Claudine Bérenger, (née Saussac (1773-1828), the wife of Jean Bérenger (1767-1850, Councillor of State, made Count in 1808). This exceptional ensemble, which has belonged to the descendants of Count Bérenger for over two centuries, is now on long-term loan to the Fondation Napoléon. The Fondation has had it restored by the textile conservator, Raphaëlle Déjean.
Discover the history of this outfit with Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach, historian, descendant of Count Bérenger and current owner of the dress and its train. Follow the key stages of the restoration with Raphaëlle Déjean (specialist in the restoration of antique textiles).

Read more about this dress and train https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-o...
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https://www.napoleon.org/en/young-his...
Our close-up on the “Sacre” [or Coronation-consecration] of Napoleon I https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-o...

Details of the illustrations of the video:
Detail from “Coronation” or “preparatory drawing for the painting of the Sacre”, by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1824), 1805 © Fondation Napoléon / Patrice Maurin-Berthier
“Lady-in-waiting carrying gifts”, engraving, plate from the Book of the Sacre by Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855), Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853), and Charles Percier (1764-1838), 1804 © Fondation Napoléon
Portrait of Madame Claudine Bérenger, Private Collection
Portrait of Count Bérenger, by Jean-Baptiste Singry (1782 - 1824), Private collection, photo © Rebecca Young
Coronation or preparatory drawing for the painting of the Sacre, by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1824), 1805 © Fondation Napoléon / Patrice Maurin-Berthier
Detail of “the coronation”, engraving, plate from the Book of the Sacre by Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855), Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853), and Charles Percier (1764-1838), 1804 © Fondation Napoléon
Detail of “Lady-in-waiting carrying gifts”, engraving, plate from the Book of the Sacre by Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855), Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762-1853), and Charles Percier (1764-1838), 1804 © Fondation Napoléon

Music: “Tu Rex Gloriae, Christe” (extract from the “Te Deum” of Paisiello, which was composed for the ceremony of the Sacre in 1804, recorded at the Chaise-Dieu (with the support of the Fondation Napoléon) in 1995.