Pierre-Jean Chalençon’s trove is one of the most comprehensive private Napoleonic collections ever to come to market.

A detail from "Napoleon as First Consul," an 1802 painting by Antoine-Jean Gros. Musée de la Légion D'Honneur, Paris Napoleon had been first consul of the French Republic for almost a year.

but few know that this painting was a defining moment for both its artist and subject. 1. NAPOLEON CROSSING THE ALPS MARKED A NEW ERA FOR FRANCE. The self-appointed First Consul of France argued ...

Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, ...

Steuben’s painting depicts the moment of ... career had begun in the French Revolution. Napoleon declared himself France’s First Consul in 1799 and then emperor in 1804. For the next decade ...

Shortly after signing the Treaty of Amiens, Napoleon was proclaimed consul for life by the senate ... we meet the Nemean lion that Hercules killed in his first labor. On the back of the sword ...

This image released by Apple TV Plus shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from "Napoleon ... Only six years later, he became, as first consul, ruler of France — and soon of much of Europe.

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By Esther Zuckerman Joaquin Phoenix, and his hats, in “Napoleon ... as when he’s First Consul. Its gold brim detail is a look that echoes the Jacques-Louis David painting “Bonaparte ...

But swords were undoubtedly a potent symbol for the French ruler. For Napoleon, then France’s first consul, 1802 was a critical year. In March, he made temporary peace with Britain and Spain in ...