page_title: Exposition des produits de l'industrie française
section_title: Second Republic: 11th exposition (1849)
hierarchical_section_title: Exposition des produits de l'industrie française / Second Republic: 11th exposition (1849)
caption_attribution_description: English: 1849 Paris Industry Exposition Building, with Les Invalides in the Background Français&#160;: Pavillon de l'Exposition des produits de l'industrie française de 1849 avec l'Hôtel des Invalides à l'arrière-plan.Structure temporaire élevée dans le Carrée Marigny, Jardins des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France.
context_page_description: The Exposition des produits de l'industrie française was a public event organized in Paris, France, from 1798 to 1849.
  The purpose was "to offer a panorama of the productions of the various branches of industry with a view to emulation".
  It was a precursor to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
context_section_description: Louis Philippe was deposed in 1848 and the French Second Republic was declared.
  Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elected president.
  The exposition had become institutionalized by now, and had attracted competition from events in Bern (1845), Madrid (1845), Saint Petersburg (1848) and Lisbon (1849).
  The scheduled 1849 exposition in Paris would demonstrate the legitimacy of the Second Republic, and would provide a platform for declaring that Algiers was now part of France.
  It was decided to give agriculture an equal role to manufacturing, so the event was the "Exposition Nationale des produits de l’industrie agricole et manufacturière".
  The 11th exposition lasted for 60 days, from 1 June 1849 to 30 July 1849, held in the Champs-Élysées.
  There were 5,494 exhibitors
  The government covered the exhibitors' moving costs, but did not insure the exhibits.Auguste Mimerel succeeded in excluding foreign products.
  At first it was expected that all exhibits would be held within a single new 22,000 square metres (240,000 sq ft) hall built on the Champs-Elysées, but it was found that separate buildings were need to house some of the larger machines.
  The main hall included a large rain-fed reservoir that supplied fire hoses, and 75 guards and firemen were on duty throughout the exposition.
  The hall had a large open-air courtyard in its center with a fountain, chairs, statues, flowers and fragrant orange and lemon trees.
  There was no entrance fee apart from Thursday, when 1 franc was charged for admission and donated to charity.
  Exhibits were placed in the categories of Agriculture and Horticulture, Algeria, Machines, Metal, Precision Instruments, Chemical Arts, Ceramic Arts, Fabrics, Fine Arts and Diverse Arts. 
  Agricultural implements were exhibited, and there were also stalls with pigs and chickens.
  The Algerian section mainly featured raw materials and handiwork such as raw silk, tobacco, minerals, cotton,  wool and fabrics.
  Adolph Sax's saxophone was shown in public for the first time.
  The opening ceremonies followed the standard format.
  Napoleon visited the individual exhibits on Mondays, as Louis Philippe had done.
  Napoleon presided over the final ceremonies, which began at 9:45 a.m. on 11 November 1849 in the Palais de Justice, where Napoleon gave out awards of the Legion of Honour.
  Mass was then celebrated at Sainte-Chapelle, and the company moved to the main hall, where the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce gave a lengthy speech, followed by a speech by Napoleon, and finally the list of 3,738 award winners was read out.
  There were many foreign visitors, and official reports were published in German and English.
  The English periodical The Art Union covered the event thoroughly, and called for a similar exposition in London.
  It was soon decided to hold a European exposition in London in 1851, The Great Exhibition, where British and foreign products could be compared.
caption: 1849 Exposition Hall, Les Invalides in the background
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