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Even though Napoleon Bonaparte never made it to New Orleans, he will be here in spirit — or at least in related objets d’art — on Aug. 15, when M.S.

A painting of Napoleon Bonaparte by Jacques-Louis David has been identified in New York by a University of Reading researcher. Previously believed to be a copy, it was acquired in 2005 for an ...

From designing Napoleon's coronation to his historic battles, Janty Yates and David Crossman drew upon historical texts and paintings for inspiration. How 'Napoleon' Coronation Scene Was Inspired ...

The oil painting, he goes on to describe, depicts Bannon dressed as Napoleon posing as the French emperor did in the portrait The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David.

Bannon, who “had a healthy self-regard,” had an oil painting of himself as Napoleon created in the same style as Jacques-Louis David’s famous neo-classical work.

For Napoleon’s coronation, Yates took cues from Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1807 painting about the event. “We copied it as verbatim as we could,” she says.

The painting was sold at auction in 2005 with a guide price of £15,000 A painting of Napoleon Bonaparte by Jacques-Louis David has been identified in New York by a University of Reading ...