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 - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of the Sarre | Portrait of Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette (1757-1834)

Infantry Regiment of the Sarre
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00658

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 34th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836)

34th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00659

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 34th Infantry Regiment («34ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 88th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau (1749-1791)

88th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00660

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 88th Infantry Regiment («88ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 87th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Louis Marie Marc Antoine de Noailles (1756-1804)

87th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00661

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 87th Infantry Regiment («87ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 78th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Nord) | National Motto of France - Equality

78th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00662

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 78th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Nord) («78ème Régiment d'Infanterie (Armée du Nord)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - Hussars - Year 2 of the Republic | The Storming of the Bastille

Year 2 of the Republic
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00663

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the Hussars - Year 2 of the Republic («Hussards - L'An 2 de la République»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 17th Infantry Regiment | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

17th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00664

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 88th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Rhin) | Portrait of Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754-1842)

88th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00665

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 88th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Rhin) («88ème Régiment d'Infanterie (Armée du Rhin)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 5th Hussar Regiment | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

5th Hussar Regiment
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00666

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the wax seal of the 5th Hussar Regiment («5ème Régiment de Hussards»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

23th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00667

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 - 1793 - 22th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Nord) | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

22th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00668

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 22th Infantry Regiment (Armée du Nord) («22ème Régiment d'Infanterie (Armée du Nord)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of the Artois | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Infantry Regiment of the Artois
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00669

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of the Hainault | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Infantry Regiment of the Hainault
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00670

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1792 - 74th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

74th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1792)
Inventory N° : FR-00671

Fragment of an original document written around 1792 bearing the wax seal of the 74th Infantry Regiment («74ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1794 - 2nd Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

2nd Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00672

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 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 - 72th Infantry Regiment (Armée des Côtes de Brest) | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

72th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00673

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 72th Infantry Regiment (Armée des Côtes de Brest) («72ème Régiment d'Infanterie (Armée des Côtes de Brest)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 58th Infantry Regiment (1er Bataillon) | Portrait of Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800)

58th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00674

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 58th Infantry Regiment (1er Bataillon) («58ème Régiment d'Infanterie (1er Bataillon)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 22th Infantry Regiment | National Motto of France - Liberty

22th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00675

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the 22th Infantry Regiment («22ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - 2nd Light Infantry Demi-brigade | National Motto of France - Equality

2nd Light Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00676

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Grenadiers de France Regiment | National Motto of France - Fraternity

Grenadiers de France Regiment
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00677

Fragment of an original document written around 1788 bearing the wax seal of the Grenadiers de France Regiment («Régiment des Grenadiers de France»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Royal-Suédois Regiment | Portrait of Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794)

Royal-Suédois Regiment
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00678

Fragment of an original document written around 1788 bearing the wax seal of the Royal-Suédois Regiment («Régiment Royal-Suédois»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of Brie | Tree of Freedom (Jean-Baptiste Lesueur)

Infantry Regiment of Brie
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00679

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of the Austrasie | Portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800)

Infantry Regiment of the Austrasie
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00680

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - Infantry - Corps d'Expédition d'Infanterie | Portrait of La Tour d'Auvergne (1743-1800)

Corps d'Expédition d'Infanterie
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00681

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the Infantry - Corps d'Expédition d'Infanterie («Corps d'Expédition d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of Agénois | The Tennis Court Oath (Jacques-Louis David)

Infantry Regiment of Agénois
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00682

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of Rohan Soubise | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Infantry Regiment of Rohan Soubise
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00683

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1796 - Royal-Hesse-Darmstadt Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Marianne - National Personification of the French Republic

Royal-Hesse-Darmstadt Infantry Regiment
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00684

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the wax seal of the Royal-Hesse-Darmstadt Infantry Regiment («Régiment d'Infanterie Allemande Royal-Hesse-Darmstadt»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 9th Infantry Regiment (2ème Bataillon) | Portrait of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau (1749-1791)

9th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00685

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 9th Infantry Regiment (2ème Bataillon) («9ème Régiment d'Infanterie (2ème Bataillon)»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1795 - 22th Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

22th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00686

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the wax seal of the 22th Infantry Regiment («22ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Royal-Suédois Infantry Regiment | Speech made by Camille Desmoulins at the Palais Royal (12 July 1789)

Royal-Suédois Infantry Regiment
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00687

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of Picardie | National Motto of France - Equality

Infantry Regiment of Picardie
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00688

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - French Revolution - 1793 - 105th Infantry Regiment | National Motto of France - Fraternity

105th Infantry Regiment
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00689

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the wax seal of the 105th Infantry Regiment («105ème Régiment d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of Agénois | National Motto of France - Liberty

Infantry Regiment of Agénois
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00690

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Infantry Regiment of the Hainault | The Tennis Court Oath (Jacques-Louis David)

Infantry Regiment of the Hainault
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00691

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

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Regiment of Bourbonnais | The Tennis Court Oath (Jacques-Louis David)

Regiment of Bourbonnais
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00692

Fragment of an original document written around 1788 bearing the wax seal of the Regiment of Bourbonnais («Régiment de Bourbonnais»)

XVIIIth Century
Wax seal - Louis XVI of France - 1788 - Commandment of the Reserve Division | Portrait of François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820)

Commandment of the Reserve Division
(c. 1788)
Inventory N° : FR-00693

Fragment of an original document written around 1788 bearing the wax seal of the Commandment of the Reserve Division («Commandement de la Division de la Réserve»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1796 - 64th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Louis Marie Marc Antoine de Noailles (1756-1804)

64th Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00504

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the ink stamp of the 64th Demi-brigade («64ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1793 - 40th Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau (1749-1791)

40th Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1793)
Inventory N° : FR-00505

Fragment of an original document written around 1793 bearing the ink stamp of the 40th Infantry Demi-brigade («40ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1798 - 76th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Manon Roland (1754-1793)

76th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1798)
Inventory N° : FR-00506

Fragment of an original document written around 1798 bearing the ink stamp of the 76th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («76ème Demi-brigade de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1795 - Marseille in State of Siege | Liberty Leading the People (Eugène Delacroix)

Marseille in State of Siege
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00507

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the ink stamp of the Marseille in State of Siege («Place de Marseille en état de Siège»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1794 - 10th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794)

10th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00508

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the ink stamp of the 10th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («10ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XIXth Century
Ink stamp - Louis XVIII of France - 1820 - Sous Intendant Militaire Saint Martin | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)

Sous Intendant Militaire Saint Martin
(c. 1820)
Inventory N° : FR-00520

Fragment of an original document written around 1820 bearing the ink stamp of the Sous Intendant Militaire Saint Martin («Sous Intendant Militaire Saint Martin»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1798 - 58th Line Infantry Regiment | Portrait of Gaspard Monge (1746-1818)

58th Line Infantry Regiment
(c. 1798)
Inventory N° : FR-00528

Fragment of an original document written around 1798 bearing the ink stamp of the 58th Line Infantry Regiment («58ème Régiment d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1795 - 34th Demi-brigade | Portrait of Abbé Henri Grégoire (1750-1831)

34th Demi-brigade
(c. 1795)
Inventory N° : FR-00529

Fragment of an original document written around 1795 bearing the ink stamp of the 34th Demi-brigade («34ème Demi-brigade»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1796 - 4th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Portrait of Nicolas de Condorcet (1743-1794)

4th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00530

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the ink stamp of the 4th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («4ème Demi-brigade de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1794 - 72th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | National Assembly

72th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1794)
Inventory N° : FR-00531

Fragment of an original document written around 1794 bearing the ink stamp of the 72th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («72ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)

XVIIIth Century
Ink stamp - French Revolution - 1796 - 102th Line Infantry Demi-brigade | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)

102th Line Infantry Demi-brigade
(c. 1796)
Inventory N° : FR-00532

Fragment of an original document written around 1796 bearing the ink stamp of the 102th Line Infantry Demi-brigade («102ème Demi-brigade d'Infanterie de ligne»)