313 - ACADEMIC OUTFIT BY HENRI DUPUY DE LOME (1816–1885).

ACADEMIC OUTFIT BY HENRI DUPUY DE LOME (1816–1885). -Black wool coat embroidered with olive leaves in green thread on the collar, front panel, facings, waist bow, and tails. Black satinette lining. Marked by the tailor DUSAUTOY, tailor to His Majesty the Emperor. -Black cloth trousers with woven-in stripes. Buttons marked “LONDON FASHION PARIS” As is (missing pieces and tears). Second Empire period. Expert: Arnaud de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Provenance | Henri Dupuy de Lôme, then by descent Biography | Stanislas Henri Laurent Dupuy de Lôme French naval engineer (Ploemeur 1816–Paris 1885). He built the first steamship, the Napoléon (1850), and the first armored frigate, the Gloire (1858), which served as a model for the Second Empire’s navy. Member of the Council of State and deputy for Morbihan. In 1870, he managed to get sixty airships out of besieged Paris. He had been a member of the Academy of Sciences since 1866.