Emperor in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps, Paul Delaroche

Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps, 1853.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) crossing the Alps (museum title)

Paul Delaroche (French), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Emperor Pedro II, Vicente Pereira Mallio

Emperor Pedro II, 1884.

Pedro II (museum title)

Vicente Pereira Mallio (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Napoleon I in Coronation Robes, François Gérard

Napoleon I in Coronation Robes, early 19th century.

Portrait en pied de Napoléon Ier en costume du Sacre (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Portrait of Napoleon III, 1868.

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Walters Art Museum, United States

The Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, François Gérard

The Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, before 1810.

Bataille d'Austerlitz. 2 décembre 1805 (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge

Battaglia di Ponte Milvio (museum title)

Giulio Romano (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau, Antoine-Jean Gros

Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau, 1808.

Napoléon sur le champ de Bataille d'Eylau (9 février 1807) (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Peace at Any Cost. Napoleon and Marshal Lauriston, Vassili Verechtchaguine

Peace at Any Cost. Napoleon and Marshal Lauriston, 1899–1900.

Мир во что бы то ни стало. Наполеон и маршал Лористон (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia

Christian Dirce, 1897.

Dirce chrześcijańska (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, Jacques-Louis David

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, 1812.

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

On the High Road. Retreat, Flight, Vassili Verechtchaguine

On the High Road. Retreat, Flight, 1887–1895.

На большой дороге. Отступление, бегство (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia

Peter the Great, 1838.

Peter der Große (museum title)

Paul Delaroche (French), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Battle of Jena, 14 October 1806, Horace Vernet

The Battle of Jena, 14 October 1806, 1836.

Bataille d'Iéna, 14 octobre 1806 (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Emperor Pedro II, 19th century.

D. Pedro II (museum title)

João Batista da Costa (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The French Campaign, 1814, Ernest Meissonier

The French Campaign, 1814, 1864.

Campagne de France, 1814 (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on wood

Musée d'Orsay, France

Alexander III Receiving Rural District Elders in the Courtyard of the Petrovsky Palace in Moscow, Ilya Répine

Alexander III Receiving Rural District Elders in the Courtyard of the Petrovsky Palace in Moscow, 1886.

Прием волостных старшин Александром III во дворе… (museum title)

Ilya Répine (Russian), oil on canvas

Tretyakov Gallery, Russia

Napoleon III Handing Baron Haussmann the Decree Annexing the Neighbouring Communes (16 February 1859), Adolphe Yvon

Napoleon III Handing Baron Haussmann the Decree Annexing the Neighbouring Communes (16 February 1859), 1865.

Napoléon III remettant au baron Haussmann le décret… (museum title)

Adolphe Yvon (French), oil on canvas

Musée Carnavalet, France

Portrait of Emperor Charles V, Bernard van Orley

Portrait of Emperor Charles V, c. 1515–1516.

Bernard van Orley (Belgian), oil on wood

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Peter the Great at the Capture of Narva, 1704, John Trumbull

Peter the Great at the Capture of Narva, 1704, 1812.

John Trumbull (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius, John William Waterhouse

The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius, 1883.

John William Waterhouse (British), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Portrait of Nicholas II, 1895.

Портрет Николая II (museum title)

Ilya Répine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

The Triumph of Rome: The Youthful Emperor Constantine Honouring Rome, Pierre Paul Rubens

The Triumph of Rome: The Youthful Emperor Constantine Honouring Rome, c. 1622–1623.

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on wood

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

The Coronation of Napoleon, Jacques-Louis David

The Coronation of Napoleon, 1807.

Le Sacre de Napoléon (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Battle of Wagram, 6 July 1809, Horace Vernet

The Battle of Wagram, 6 July 1809, 1836.

Bataille de Wagram, 6 juillet 1809 (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

1806, Jena, 1890.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Frick Art & Historical Center, United States

Napoleon at Fontainebleau, 31 March 1814, Paul Delaroche

Napoleon at Fontainebleau, 31 March 1814, 1846.

Paul Delaroche (French), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Charles V Frees the Slaves in Tunis, Nicaise De Keyser

Charles V Frees the Slaves in Tunis, 1873.

Keizer Karel bevrijdt de slaven in Tunis (museum title)

Nicaise De Keyser (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Napoleon Returning to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, 23 May 1809, Charles Meynier

Napoleon Returning to the Island of Lobau after the Battle of Essling, 23 May 1809, 1812.

Retour de Napoléon dans l'île de Lobau après la bataille… (museum title)

Charles Meynier (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

An Invalid Handing a Petition to Napoleon at a Parade of the Guard before the Tuileries, Horace Vernet

An Invalid Handing a Petition to Napoleon at a Parade of the Guard before the Tuileries, 1838.

Инвалид, подающий прошение Наполеону на параде гвардии… (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Charles V Received by Francis I at the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 1540, Antoine-Jean Gros

Charles V Received by Francis I at the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 1540, 1812.

Charles Quint reçu par François Ier à l'abbaye de… (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Wedding of Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Ilya Répine

The Wedding of Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, 1894.

Венчание Николая II и великой княжны Александры Федоровны (museum title)

Ilya Répine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

1814, 1862.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on wood

Walters Art Museum, United States

Napoleon Crossing the Bridge to Lobau Island, Richard Caton Woodville

Napoleon Crossing the Bridge to Lobau Island, 1912.

Richard Caton Woodville (British), oil on wood

Tate, United Kingdom

The Return from Elba, 28 February 1815, Ambroise Louis Garneray

The Return from Elba, 28 February 1815, c. 1852.

Retour de l'île d'Elbe. 28 février 1815 (museum title)

Ambroise Louis Garneray (French), oil

Palace of Versailles, France

Before Moscow, Waiting for the Delegation of Boyars (Napoleon on Poklonnaya Hill), Vassili Verechtchaguine

Before Moscow, Waiting for the Delegation of Boyars (Napoleon on Poklonnaya Hill), 1891–1892.

Перед Москвой в ожидании депутации бояр (Наполеон на… (museum title)

Vassili Verechtchaguine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia

Emperor Pedro II, 1874.

Pedro II (museum title)

Vicente Pereira Mallio (Brazilian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Napoleon's Entry into Berlin, 27 October 1806, Charles Meynier

Napoleon's Entry into Berlin, 27 October 1806, 1810.

Entrée de Napoléon à Berlin, 27 octobre 1806 (museum title)

Charles Meynier (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Napoleon's Bivouac on the Eve of Austerlitz, 1 December 1805, Louis-François Lejeune

Napoleon's Bivouac on the Eve of Austerlitz, 1 December 1805, 1808.

Bivouac de Napoléon à la veille d'Austerlitz. 1er décembre… (museum title)

Louis-François Lejeune (French)

Palace of Versailles, France

The Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807, Horace Vernet

The Battle of Friedland, 14 June 1807, 1836.

Bataille de Friedland, 14 juin 1807 (museum title)

Horace Vernet (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Painter Bartholomeus Spranger in Vienna

De schilder Bartholomeus Spranger in Wenen (museum title)

Nicaise De Keyser (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Nero's Torches, 1876.

Pochodnie Nerona (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Napoleon Visiting the Louvre Staircase with Percier and Fontaine, Auguste Couder

Napoleon Visiting the Louvre Staircase with Percier and Fontaine, c. 1833.

Napoléon visitant l'escalier du Louvre avec Percier et… (museum title)

Auguste Couder (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Napoleon and Troops, 1902.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on panel

National Gallery of Ireland

Lothair, Emperor of the West (941-986), Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin

Lothair, Emperor of the West (941-986), 1838.

Lothaire, empereur d'Occident (941-986) (museum title)

Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Triumph of Titus: AD 71, The Flavians, Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The Triumph of Titus: AD 71, The Flavians, 1885.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch), oil on panel

Walters Art Museum, United States

Nero, 1900–1910.

Auguste Rodin (French), graphite with stumping, watercolor, and gouache

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian, Charles Meynier

Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian, 1802–1803.

Plafond : La Terre recevant des empereurs Hadrien et… (museum title)

Charles Meynier (French), oil on plaster

Louvre Museum, France

Portrait of Nicholas II (1868-1918), Ilya Répine

Portrait of Nicholas II (1868-1918), 1896.

Портрет Николая II (1868–1918) (museum title)

Ilya Répine (Russian), oil on canvas

State Russian Museum, Russia

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, 1806.

Napoléon Ier sur le trône impérial (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

1807, Friedland, c. 1861–1875.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States