This room, where the Empress Eugenie liked to receive her particularly honoured guests, chosen from those invited to the Series, has now been restored to its appearance during the Second Empire.
Naturally this area was also the living quarters of the Empress of the First Empire. The current route visitors take through the apartment allows for a discovery in the opposite direction to what was ceremonial.
With the exception of the moulded stucco ceiling created by Mongin in , the renovation work on the room was completed in It is largely inspired by the Antiquity and by the East due to the Egyptian Campaign: stucco walls imitating yellow marble from the Antiquity, mahogany furniture produced by Jacob Desmalter, wall lights adorned with winged victories, a tiger skin rug and a chandelier from the Mont Cenis crystal Manufactory.
On the ceiling, two winged lovers ending in a winding plant hold a bunch of grapes and a drinking cup in their hands. This room was supposed to serve as a presentation room for the empress Marie Louise.
The aim of the warrior-themed ceiling was to teach the King of Rome the notions of virtue, courage and honour. The four compositions: the departure of the warrior, the fight, renown announcing the victory of the warrior, and the return of the warrior were added in with the aim of creating the apartment of the children of France. Jacob Desmalter produced the gilt wood furniture for the room in The chairs are covered in blue watered fabric and feature motifs embroidered with gold thread, as do the wall hangings.
