Galerie
Napoléon
- Paris - Collection of the Seals & Stamps

The history of France in wax and ink

Collection of wax seals and stamps from the 18th and early 19th century

A collection of wax seals and stamps of the time. Now available online.

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 67th Infantry Regiment (2ème Bataillon) | Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794)

67th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00500

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 67th Infantry Regiment (2ème Bataillon) («67ème Régiment d'Infanterie (2ème Bataillon)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 11th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836)

11th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00501

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 11th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («11ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 25th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

25th Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00502

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 25th Demi-brigade («25ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 17th Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Antoine Barnave (1761-1793)

17th Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00503

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 17th Infantry Demi-brigade («17ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Royal Infantry Regiment | Portrait of François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820)

Royal Infantry Regiment
(c. 1791)
Inventory N° : FR-00510

Fragment of an original document written around 1791 bearing the wax seal of the Royal Infantry Regiment («Régiment Royal d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - Infantry Regiment of Flandre | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Infantry Regiment of Flandre
(c. 1791)
Inventory N° : FR-00511

Fragment of an original document written around 1791 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of Flandre («Régiment d'Infanterie de Flandre»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Infantry Regiment of the Duke of Angoulême | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Infantry Regiment of the Duke of Angoulême
(c. 1790)
Inventory N° : FR-00512

Fragment of an original document written around 1790 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of the Duke of Angoulême («Régiment d'Infanterie du Duc d'Angoulême»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - 42th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

42th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1791)
Inventory N° : FR-00513

Fragment of an original document written around 1791 bearing the wax seal of the 42th Infantry Regiment («42ème Régiment d'Infanterie Francoise»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Infantry Regiment of Béarn | Napoléon Bonaparte at the Pont d'Arcole

Infantry Regiment of Béarn
(c. 1790)
Inventory N° : FR-00514

Fragment of an original document written around 1790 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of Béarn («Régiment d'Infanterie de Béarn»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Infantry Regiment of Vivarais | Portrait of Manon Roland (1754-1793)

Infantry Regiment of Vivarais
(c. 1790)
Inventory N° : FR-00515

Fragment of an original document written around 1790 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of Vivarais («Régiment d'Infanterie de Vivarais»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Infantry Regiment of Bourgogne | Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794)

Infantry Regiment of Bourgogne
(c. 1790)
Inventory N° : FR-00516

Fragment of an original document written around 1790 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of Bourgogne («Régiment d'Infanterie de Bourgogne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Infantry Regiment of La Fère | Portrait of Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794)

Infantry Regiment of La Fère
(c. 1790)
Inventory N° : FR-00517

Fragment of an original document written around 1790 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of La Fère («Régiment d'Infanterie de La Fère»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Infantry Regiment of Beauce | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

Infantry Regiment of Beauce
(c. 1790)
Inventory N° : FR-00518

Fragment of an original document written around 1790 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of Beauce («Régiment d'Infanterie de Beauce»)

XIXth Century
Wax seal - Napoleon I - 1805 - Gouvernement général des départements au-delà des Alpes (Italy Piedmont Turin) | The Coronation of Napoleon (Jacques-Louis David)

Gouvernement général des départements au-d...
(c. 1805)
Inventory N° : FR-00519

Fragment of an original document written around 1805 bearing the wax seal of the Gouvernement général des départements au-delà des Alpes (Italy Piedmont Turin) («Gouvernement général des départements

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 39th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

39th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00521

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 39th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («39ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 2nd Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Bicentennial of the Gendarmerie Nationale

2nd Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00522

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 2nd Line Infantry Demi-brigade («2ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 86th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800)

86th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00524

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 86th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («86ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Tree of Freedom (Jean-Baptiste Lesueur)

23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00525

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («23ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 78th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

78th Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00526

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 78th Demi-brigade («78ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 3rd Battalion of the République Française | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

3rd Battalion of the République Française
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00527

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 3rd Battalion of the République Française («3ème Bataillon de la République Française»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 72th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794)

72th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00535

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 72th Infantry Regiment («72ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 92th Line Infantry Regiment | Portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800)

92th Line Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00536

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 92th Line Infantry Regiment («92ème Régiment d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 62th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800)

62th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00537

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 62th Infantry Regiment («62ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 12th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | The Tennis Court Oath (Jacques-Louis David)

12th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00538

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 12th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («12ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 68th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

68th Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00539

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 68th Demi-brigade («68ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1792 - 46th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau (1749-1791)

46th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1792)
Inventory N° : FR-00540

Fragment of an original document written around 1792 bearing the wax seal of the 46th Infantry Regiment («46ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 9th Infantry Demi-brigade | National Motto of France - Fraternity

9th Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00541

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 9th Infantry Demi-brigade («9ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00542

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («23ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 62th Demi-brigade | Portrait of François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820)

62th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00543

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 62th Demi-brigade («62ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 39th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Nord) | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

39th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00544

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 39th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Nord) («39ème Régiment d'Infanterie (Armée du Nord)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 32th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Manon Roland (1754-1793)

32th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00545

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 32th Infantry Regiment («32ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 8th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau (1749-1791)

8th Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00546

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 8th Demi-brigade («8ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 68th Demi-brigade (Compagnie auxiliaire) | Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Drouet d'Erlon (1765-1844)

68th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00547

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 68th Demi-brigade (Compagnie auxiliaire) («68ème Demi-brigade (Compagnie auxiliaire)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 81th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836)

81th Demi-brigade
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00548

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 81th Demi-brigade («81ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 13th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820)

13th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00549

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 13th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («13ème Demi-brigade de Bataille»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 49th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

49th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00550

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 49th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («49ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 50th Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Manon Roland (1754-1793)

50th Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00551

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 50th Infantry Demi-brigade («50ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 62th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794)

62th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00552

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 62th Infantry Regiment («62ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 34th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)

34th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00553

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 34th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («34ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 84th Demi-brigade | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)

84th Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00554

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 84th Demi-brigade («84ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 62th Infantry Demi-brigade | Tree of Freedom (Jean-Baptiste Lesueur)

62th Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00555

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 62th Infantry Demi-brigade («62ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 109th Infantry Regiment | National Motto of France - Equality

109th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00556

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 109th Infantry Regiment («109ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 54th Demi-brigade | National Motto of France - Fraternity

54th Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00557

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 54th Demi-brigade («54ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 44th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794)

44th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00558

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 44th Infantry Regiment («44ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Danton

56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00559

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («56ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - 6th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793)

6th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1791)
Inventory N° : FR-00560

Fragment of an original document written around 1791 bearing the wax seal of the 6th Infantry Regiment («6ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1791 - 32th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794)

32th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1791)
Inventory N° : FR-00561

Fragment of an original document written around 1791 bearing the wax seal of the 32th Infantry Regiment («32ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)