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 - 1793 - 99th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Pierre Daumesnil (1776-1832)

99th Demi-brigade
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00610

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 99th Demi-brigade («99ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 62th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Drouet d'Erlon (1765-1844)

62th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00611

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 62th Infantry Regiment («62ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 15th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Antoine Barnave (1761-1793)

15th Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00612

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 15th Demi-brigade («15ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 86th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836)

86th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00613

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 86th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («86ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 30th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau (1749-1791)

30th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00614

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 30th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («30ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 2nd Battalion of the Calvados (Armée du Nord) | Portrait of Louis Marie Marc Antoine de Noailles (1756-1804)

2nd Battalion of the Calvados
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00616

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 2nd Battalion of the Calvados (Armée du Nord) («2ème Bataillon du Calvados (Armée du Nord)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 2nd Battalion of the Volunteers of Seine-et-Oise | Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794)

2nd Battalion of the Volunteers of Seine-e...
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00617

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 2nd Battalion of the Volunteers of Seine-et-Oise («2ème Bataillon des Volontaires du Département de Seine-et-Oise»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 2nd Battalion of Paris | Portrait of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793)

2nd Battalion of Paris
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00618

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 2nd Battalion of Paris («2ème Bataillon de Paris»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 25th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Danton

25th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00619

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 25th Demi-brigade («25ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 12th Battalion | Portrait of Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794)

12th Battalion
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00620

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 12th Battalion («12ème Bataillon»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 90th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Manon Roland (1754-1793)

90th Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00621

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 90th Demi-brigade («90ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 29th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794)

29th Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00622

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 29th Demi-brigade («29ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 29th Demi-brigade | Portrait of François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820)

29th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00623

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 29th Demi-brigade («29ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 6th Battalion of the Département de L'Yonne | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

6th Battalion of the Département de L'Yonne
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00624

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 6th Battalion of the Département de L'Yonne («6ème Bataillon du Département de L'Yonne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 2nd Battalion of the Calvados | Bonaparte - French campaign in Egypt

2nd Battalion of the Calvados
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00625

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 2nd Battalion of the Calvados («2ème Bataillon du Calvados»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 4th Battalion of Côtes-du-Nord (Côtes-d'Armor) | Portrait of Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800)

4th Battalion of Côtes-du-Nord
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00626

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 4th Battalion of Côtes-du-Nord (Côtes-d'Armor) («4ème Bataillon de Côtes-du-Nord (Côtes-d'Armor)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 4th Battalion of the Volunteers of Moselle | Portrait of Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800)

4th Battalion of the Volunteers of Moselle
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00627

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 4th Battalion of the Volunteers of Moselle («4ème Bataillon des Volontaires de la Moselle»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - Infantry Regiment of the Troops of the Republic | Bicentennial of the French Revolution

Infantry Regiment of the Troops of the Rep...
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00628

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of the Troops of the Republic («Régiment d'Infanterie des Troupes de la République»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 4th Battalion of Aube | National Motto of France - Equality

4th Battalion of Aube
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00629

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 4th Battalion of Aube («4ème Bataillon de l'Aube»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Tree of Freedom (Jean-Baptiste Lesueur)

56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00630

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («56ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 50th Demi-brigade | National Motto of France - Fraternity

50th Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00631

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 50th Demi-brigade («50ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 2nd Battalion of the 128th Demi-brigade | Napoléon Bonaparte at the Pont d'Arcole (Horace Vernet)

2nd Battalion of the 128th Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00632

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 2nd Battalion of the 128th Demi-brigade («2ème Bataillon de la 128ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 5th Sapeurs Battalion | Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

5th Sapeurs Battalion
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00633

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 5th Sapeurs Battalion («5ème Bataillon de Sapeurs»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 99th Demi-brigade (1er Bataillon) | Bicentennial of the French Revolution

99th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00634

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 99th Demi-brigade (1er Bataillon) («99ème Demi-brigade (1er Bataillon)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - Battalion of the Pyrenees | Bonaparte - Preparation of the Civil Code - Code Napoléon

Battalion of the Pyrenees
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00635

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the Battalion of the Pyrenees («Bataillon des Pyrénées»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 1st Battalion of Seine-et-Oise | Storming of the Bastille (14 July 1789)

1st Battalion of Seine-et-Oise
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00636

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 1st Battalion of Seine-et-Oise («1er Bataillon du Département de Seine-et-Oise»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 14th Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

14th Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00637

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 14th Infantry Demi-brigade («14ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 11th Battalion of Haute-Saône | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

11th Battalion of Haute-Saône
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00638

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 11th Battalion of Haute-Saône («11ème Bataillon de la Haute-Saône»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 65th Demi-brigade (Armée d'Italie) | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

65th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00639

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 65th Demi-brigade (Armée d'Italie) («65ème Demi-brigade (Armée d'Italie)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 158th Company of National Veterans | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

158th Company of National Veterans
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00640

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 158th Company of National Veterans («158ème Compagnie de Vétérans Nationaux»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 15th Battalion of Orléans | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

15th Battalion of Orléans
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00641

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 15th Battalion of Orléans («15ème Bataillon de la Formation d'Orléans»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 1st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

1st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00642

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 1st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment («1er Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 2nd Battalion of the Volunteers of the Aube | Vaux-le-Vicomte

2nd Battalion of the Volunteers of the Aube
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00643

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 2nd Battalion of the Volunteers of the Aube («2ème Bataillon des Volontaires de l'Aube»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment | Bicentennial of the French Revolution

Infantry Regiment
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00645

Fragment of an original document written around 1788 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment («Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 25th Infantry Regiment | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)

25th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00646

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 25th Infantry Regiment («25ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1790 - Nation - Law - Liberty - Equality (Département de l'Allier) | Bicentennial of the French Revolution

Equality
(c. 1790)
Inventory N° : FR-00647

Fragment of an original document written around 1790 bearing the wax seal of the Nation - Law - Liberty - Equality (Département de l'Allier) («Nation - Loi - Liberté - Egalité (Département de l'Allier

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - Fasces - Faisceau de Licteur | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Faisceau de Licteur
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00648

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the Fasces - Faisceau de Licteur («Faisceau de Licteur»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 24th Battalion from the Reserve Army | Bicentennial of the French Revolution

24th Battalion from the Reserve Army
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00649

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 24th Battalion from the Reserve Army («24ème Bataillon de l'Armée de Réserve»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 19th Light Infantry Demi-brigade | Bonaparte - Preparation of the Civil Code - Code Napoléon

19th Light Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00650

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 19th Light Infantry Demi-brigade («19ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie Légère»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 24th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800)

24th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00651

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 24th Infantry Regiment («24ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 92th Line Infantry Regiment | Portrait of François Séverin Marceau (1769-1796)

92th Line Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00652

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 92th Line Infantry Regiment («92ème Régiment d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 42th Demi-brigade | The Storming of the Bastille

42th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00653

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 42th Demi-brigade («42ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800)

56th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00654

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 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 - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of Normandie | Creation of the Tricolor Flag

Infantry Regiment of Normandie
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00655

Fragment of an original document written around 1788 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry Regiment of Normandie («Régiment d'Infanterie de Normandie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - 49th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Drouet d'Erlon (1765-1844)

49th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00656

Fragment of an original document written around 1788 bearing the wax seal of the 49th Infantry Regiment («49ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 109th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Antoine Barnave (1761-1793)

109th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00657

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 109th Infantry Regiment («109ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)