315 - FULL REGALIA OF STATE COUNCILOR HENRI DUPUY DE LOME (1816–1885).

FULL REGALIA OF STATE COUNCILOR HENRI DUPUY DE LOME (1816–1885). Made of national blue cloth, richly embroidered with oak and laurel leaves; includes collar, front panel, facings, pockets, and waist bow. Lined with black satin. Marked by the tailor DUSAUTOY, tailor to His Majesty the Emperor. Second Empire period. After 1861. Holes and signs of wear. Appraised by Arnaud de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Provenance | Henri Dupuy de Lôme, then passed down through the family 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.