“Numerous complaints have come to the Emperor on the subject of the works of art which were refused by the jury of the Exposition. His Majesty, wishing to let the public judge the legitimacy of these complaints, has decided that the works of art which were refused should be displayed in another part of the Palace of Industry.”

Published in Le Moniteur on 24 April 1863. Cited in Maneglier, Hervé, Paris Impérial – La vie quotidienne sous le Second Empire, p. 173