Forgot To Post This, But I Recently Remembered One Of The Monuments Erected 1899 To Commemorate The Two

The real reason why napoleon cut his hair (trust me bro I was there)

Sketch dump before my personal waterloo (my final exams)

Ach Jomini

Hello

posting self-indulgent oc content, don't mind me

was gifted this print of french naval uniforms throughout history

and i accidentally drew some guy while using it as reference trying to practice

(he's based on 14. capitaine de vaisseau (1808))

Should I draw Masséna in this

oc sketch dump + incorrect quotes

more egyptian campaign shenanigans: The Junot/Lanusse duel

maybe I'll turn the entire thing into a comic one day when I have more time

text is from the translation of Laure's memoirs

The price of food, clothing and other stuff during the Consulate and the Empire

Source : forum des Grenadies à pied de la Garde du Consul

Food:

Coffee (per pound): 8 francs

Sugar (per pound): 5 to 6 francs

A piece of venison: 5 francs

Chocolate sweets (per pound): 2 francs

Six oranges: 1.50 francs

One eel: 1 franc

Meat from butcher's shop (per pound): 70 cents

Butter (per kilo): 2 francs

Meat (beef, veal or mutton, per kilo): 70 cents

Bacon (per kilo): 80 cents

Bread (1st quality, per kilo): 30 cents

Bread (2nd quality, per kilo): 19 cents

Bread (rye, per kilo): 11 cents 2/3

Cheese (decaliter): 2.85 francs

Rye (decaliter): 1.90 francs

Butter (per kilo): 1.60 to 2.20 francs (1807)

Cheese: 0.60 to 1.80 francs

Eggs (per dozen): 0.45 to 0.70 francs

Poultry: 0.20 to 0.40 francs (in 1800)

Rabbit: 1.25 francs

Hare: 2.40 francs

Salted sardines (per dozen): 0.80 franc

Herrings (dozen): 0.80 franc

Eel: 1 to 3 francs

Small fishes (per dozen): 0.30 franc

Pike: 2 to 4 francs

Walnut oil (per kilo): 2.40 francs

Sugar (per kilo): 4 francs

Beans (per decaliter): 3 francs (in 1814)

Prunes (per decaliter): 1.40 francs (in 1814)

Drinks:

Ordinary red or white wine (per bottle): 1.97 to 2.96 francs

Champagne and fine wines (per bottle): 3.06 to 6.91 francs

Extra-fine liqueur wines (per half-bottle): 7.90 to 9.87 francs

“La chenette” or migraine: 2.50 francs

White wines: 3 francs

Chambertin: 5 francs

Clos Vougeot: 6 francs

Fine white wines: 8 francs

Vin du Cap : 10 francs

Vermoutte: 10 francs

Extra-fine liqueur wines: 13 francs

Regular Beaune wine: 2 francs

Extra-fine red wines: 18 francs

Livestock :

Horse: 150 francs

Cow : 60 francs

Heifer : 40 francs

Mule : 360 francs

Lamb: 8 francs

Bullock: 400 to 600 francs

Cow: 250 francs

Pig: 100 francs

Calf: 70 francs

Ram: 50 francs

Clothes:

Men's shirt: 3.75 francs (in 1814)

Cotton stockings (per pair): 6 francs (in 1800)

Clogs (pair): 1.20 francs

Shoes (pair): 5 francs (in 1805)

Boots (pair): 18 francs (in 1801)

Pair of sheets: 30 francs

Shirt: 8 francs

One pair of stockings: 4.75 francs

Lighting and heating :

Lamp oil (per kilo): 2.31 francs

Candles (per kilo): 2.33 francs

Wood (per stere): 14 francs (in 1807)

Charcoal (per 100 kilograms): 10 francs (in 1814)

Entertainment:

Admission to the Tivoli (drinks plus show): 3 francs

Also at the Tivoli, a garden party: dances, entertainment, shows, fireworks: 2.20 francs

Hameau de Chantilly (concert, illuminations, games, dances): 1 to 1.50 francs, including 0.75 francs for consumption.

Also at the Hameau de Chantilly, large decadal festivities: 2 francs

French theater :

Lodges: 6.60 francs

Galleries: 1.80 francs

Mardi gras ball 1801 at the Opéra: 2 francs

Other items:

Tea towel: 1 franc (in 1814)

Tobacco (per kilo): 4 francs

Soap (per kilo): 1.70 francs

Help my teacher constantly calls my young napoleon that i drew for my end year project (about roustam) sexy napoleon...

(PS extra points for sexy napoleon)

I mean i get but its so embarrassing for them to keep calling him that 😭

Nelson