Adelaar van ereboog t.g.v. de intocht van keizer Napoleon op 9 oktober 1811

On 9 October 1811 Emperor Napoleon entered Amsterdam via Plantage Middenlaan from the east of the city. A splendidly decorated triumphal arch was erected there. This gilded eagle, symbol of imperial power, was part of the decoration.

Adelaar van ereboog t.g.v. de intocht van keizer Napoleon op 9 oktober 1811

On 9 October 1811 Emperor Napoleon entered Amsterdam via Plantage Middenlaan from the east of the city. A splendidly decorated triumphal arch was erected there. This gilded eagle, symbol of imperial power, was part of the decoration.