Sire, They Are My Sons and My Wife Still Image

A uniformed officer presents his wife and children to Napoleon, who stands attentively with fellow soldiers near a rocky encampment, with military gear and a ladder visible nearby.

Dublin Core

Title

Sire, They Are My Sons and My Wife

Description

Napoleon cultivated the intense personal loyalty of his troops with engravings like this one, which suggests a personal interest in the ordinary soldier.

Source

Cornell 4606.18.J44

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/203/

Identifier

203

Citation

“Sire, They Are My Sons and My Wife,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/203.