La Bataille de Prusse 1809

In the Year 1806

till 1815 when the heroic King Joachim Murat was killed during his attempt to establish an independent Italy. The Italians would only get their full, unified independence from the Austrians and Papal interests in 1870…the Great Murat having played no small part in inspiring the Italians to achieve national greatness (aided also by the composer Verdi).

Speaking of music, composer Ludwig van Beethoven was at high tide. Some of the works he composed in 1806 were: Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto No. 4, Violin Concerto, 3 String Quartets, Op. 59 and 32 Variations in C minor. Sympathy No.4 was dedicated to the Silesian nobleman Count Franz von Oppersdorf.

On a more “pop” note, the poem Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is published in Rhymes for the Nursery . The poem was written by Englishwoman Jane Taylor. It would later be made into a popular song of the same name with several different renderings. One of the latest versions was a Doo-wop tune called Little Star by The Elegants. That song made number one with a bullet in 1958 on both the Pop and R&B charts.

In the field of the fine arts, two famous paintings with similar topics were done in 1806…Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres painted a new portrait of Napoleon for presentation at the 1806 Salon, this one showing Napoleon on the Imperial Throne for his coronation. This painting was entirely different from his earlier portrait of Napoleon as First Consul.

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