Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French Size:XL: 120 x 80cm Constellations of Hercules

Constellations of Hercules

Veiled women

A 1914 Morgan at the starting line of a race

A plate from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number

The Virgin's well at Nazareth

Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French Size:XL: 120 x 80cm Constellations of HerculesNapoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, (1900). Napoleon (1769 1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army. In 1799 he led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory, and became first consul and effective dictator of France. In 1804, he declared himself Emperor, and began a series of military campaigns across Europe, the Napoleonic Wars. Victories such as Austerlitz and Jena led to France establishing