Paintings of the time show him returning ... who insisted on calling Napoleon General Bonaparte. Only one weapon was left him — words. With words, he would launch his last campaign.

On December 2, 1804, the great and good of Paris gathered in Notre-Dame Cathedral to witness the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte ... Louis David’s monumental painting—and one that was top ...

Vintage engraving of Napoleon Bonaparte at Auxonne, in the Cote-d'Or department in the Burgundy region of eastern France, 1788. From the painting by Francois Flamenc. Royalist rebels invited the ...

Wiley melds references from many sources, including Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte, Islamic architecture, and hip hop culture. “I believe it’s possible to hold twin ...

A letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother Lucien has been sold at auction. The letter, which had been valued at £350 to £450, was sold for £500 at an auction by Halls Fine Art ...

On 2 December, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of ... This iconic moment, immortalised by Jacques-Louis David’s famous painting, serves as the backdrop to the immersive ...