The Shoe Stories of Notable People - Napoleon



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Napoleon Bonaparte’s black, silk socks.

© 2012 Bata Shoe Museum

Note the dusty residue on the toes of the socks.

Image © 2012 Bata Shoe Museum

Jacques-Louis David, The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, 1812, National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection


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