Napoleon's handwritten letter to General Andreossy, 1806

incaust brown/paper
24.5 x 20.5 cm
Letter dated in Poznań (Posen) 1806 / Poznań 1 December 1806.

Original period frame, gilt, carved from linden wood

Napoleon's secret instruction on Poland for negotiations with the court of Vienna to General Andreossy

On the fourth page of the letter Napoleon's handwritten signature along with the place and date of writing: à Posen le 1er Decembre 1806 Napoleon

Letter dated in Poznań (Posen) 1806 / Poznań December 1, 1806.

The letter is included in the inventory of Napoleon Bonaparte's correspondence under number 13684, with the title: Au general Andreossy, ambassadeur a Vienne (in: Napoleon Bonaparte Correspondance generale, vol. VI: Vers le Grand Empire, Editions Fayard, 2009, pp. 1196-7).

Object framed on both sides

Exhibited at the exhibition "Signatures of Napoleon Bonaparte" at the Pod Blachą Palace, Royal Castle in Warsaw in 2022.

The letter comes with a certificate of authenticity and an expert and appraiser's opinion confirming the authenticity of the document.