I believe magenta was one of the aniline dyes invented in the later 19th 
century and was named after a battle in Napoleon III's reign - but I assume the 
poster was referring to a natural colour approaching that shade.
 
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I always thought that magenta was named after a battle in the 
Napoleonic wars but I could be way wrong!

Suzi


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