"Medicine] Dominique-Jean LARREY (Baron Larrey) (Beaudéan 1766-1842), French physician and military surgeon, father of emergency medicine. Chief surgeon of the Grande Armée, Dominique Larrey followed Napoleon I in all his campaigns. He was a pioneer in the field of battlefield casualty care, providing care in the field as soon as possible, using mobile surgical ambulances. Autograph certificate signed, dated August 4, 1814, attesting to Mr. Bourgeois' wounds received at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813. 1 page in-4, with wax seal."

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.