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The sisters of Napoleon. In the replica, the dress of Napoleon's favorite sister is pink. This is the only change in the replica, despite it having been painted from memory. Charles-Francois Lebrun (1739–1824), the third consul alongside Napoleon and Cambacérès. Under the First Empire, he took the place of prince-architrésorier.
The Public Viewing David's 'Coronation' at the Louvre is an 1810 oil painting by the French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly. [1] [2] It depicts a crowd of spectators at the Salon of 1810 at the Louvre in Paris examining the painting The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David, which portrays the coronation of Napoleon and his first wife Josephine. [3]
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Bonaparte Crossing the Alps; listed as Le Premier Consul franchissant les Alpes au col du Grand Saint-Bernard) is a series of five oil on canvas equestrian portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805.
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. The Three Women of Gand: 1812 oil on canvas 132 × 105 Louvre Museum, Paris Portrait of Madame David: 1813 oil on canvas 73 × 60 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Apelles Painting Campaspe in the Presence of Alexander the Great: 1814 oil on canvas 96.5 × 136 Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Lille ...
He wanted his painting to show the contrasting world views of Napoleon and Pius, particularly the latter's moral dilemma in dealing with the perceived evil of the domineering French emperor. [ 5 ] It was exhibited at the Royal Academy 's 1836 Summer Exhibition at Somerset House . [ 6 ]
Napoleon I at Fontainebleau on March 31, 1814; Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne; Napoleon in Imperial Costume; Napoleon in the Wilderness; Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps; Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau; Napoleon on the Bellerophon; Napoleon Receiving the Queen of Prussia at Tilsit; Napoleon's Return from Elba (painting) Napoleon ...
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries (1812), exhibiting the hand-in-waistcoat gesture. The hand-in-waistcoat (also referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or hidden hand) is a gesture commonly found in portraiture during the 18th and 19th centuries. The pose appeared by the 1750s to indicate leadership in a ...
David had been an admirer of Napoleon from their first meeting, struck by Bonaparte's classical features. Requesting a sitting from the busy and impatient general, David was able to sketch Napoleon in 1797. David recorded the face of the conqueror of Italy, but the full composition of Napoleon holding the peace treaty with Austria remains ...