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===Emperor's bedchamber=== <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> File:Fontainebleau Château de Fontainebleau Innen Schlafzimmer des Kaisers 1.jpg|Bedroom of the Emperor Napoleon (1808–1814) File:Château de Fontainebleau 2011 (299).JPG|The bed of the Emperor File:Fontainebleau Château de Fontainebleau Innen Schlafzimmer des Kaisers 2.jpg|Wall panelling carved by Laplace for Louis XV, painted for Napoleon I with emblems of the Emperor </gallery> Beginning in 1808, Napoleon had his bedchamber relocated the former dressing room of the King. From this room, using a door hidden behind the drapery to the right of the bed, Napoleon could go directly to his private library or to the offices on the ground floor.{{sfn|Salmon|2023|p=51}}{{sfn|Carlier|2010|page=98}} Much of the original decor was unchanged from the time of Louis XVI; the fireplaces, the carved wooden panels sculpted by Pierre-Joseph LaPlace and the sculpture over the door by Sauvage remained as they were. The walls were painted with Imperial emblems in gold on white by Frederic-Simon Moench. The bed, made especially for the Emperor, was the summit of the Empire style; it was crowned with an imperial eagle and decorated with allegorical sculptures representing Glory, Justice, and Abundance.{{sfn|Carlier|2010|page=98}} The Emperor had a special carpet made by Sallandrouze in the shape of the cross of the [[Legion of Honor]]; the branches of the cross alternate with symbols of military and civilian attributes.{{sfn|Salmon|2011|p=51}} The chairs near the fireplace were specially designed, with one side higher than the other, to contain the heat from the fire while allowing the occupants to see the decorations of the fireplace.{{sfn|Salmon|2023|p=51}}{{sfn|Carlier|2010|page=98}} The painting on the ceiling of the room was added later, after the downfall of Napoleon, by [[Louis XVIII]]. Painted by [[Jean-Baptiste Regnault]], it is an allegory representing ''The clemency of the King halting justice in its course.''{{sfn|Carlier|2010|page=98}}{{sfn|Carlier|2010|page=98}}
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