Napoleon in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801.

Bonaparte franchissant le Grand-Saint-Bernard (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

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

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

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

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 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

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

The Battle of Rivoli, 14 January 1797, Félix Philippoteaux

The Battle of Rivoli, 14 January 1797, 1844.

Bataille de Rivoli, 14 janvier 1797 (museum title)

Félix Philippoteaux (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

Bonaparte, First Consul, Distributing Swords of Honour to the Grenadiers of his Guard after the Battle of Marengo, Antoine-Jean Gros

Bonaparte, First Consul, Distributing Swords of Honour to the Grenadiers of his Guard after the Battle of Marengo, 1803.

Bonaparte, Premier Consul, distribue des sabres d'honneur… (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

1814, 1862.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on wood

Walters Art Museum, United States

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

Napoleon's Farewell, 1897.

Het afscheid van Napoleon (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Installation of the Council of State at the Petit-Luxembourg Palace, 25 December 1799, Auguste Couder

Installation of the Council of State at the Petit-Luxembourg Palace, 25 December 1799, 1856.

Installation du conseil d'Etat au palais du Petit… (museum title)

Auguste Couder (French), oil on canvas

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

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

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

Napoleon in Egypt, 1867–1868.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on wood

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

1807, Friedland, c. 1861–1875.

Ernest Meissonier (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Emperor Napoleon I, c. 1807.

Napoléon Ier en habits impériaux (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on wood

Fogg Art Museum, United States

Napoleon's Farewell, 1897.

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, Antoine-Jean Gros

Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, 1796–1797.

Наполеон Бонапарт на Аркольском мосту (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801.

Bonaparte franchissant le Grand-Saint-Bernard (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on canvas

Château de Malmaison, France

Napoleon and Troops, 1902.

Édouard Detaille (French), oil on panel

National Gallery of Ireland

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

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

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

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

The Valley of the Shadow of Death, James Gillray

The Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Napoleon in Imperial Costume, Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon in Imperial Costume, 1805.

Portrait de Napoléon en costume impérial (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on wood

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

Napoleon Views His Rising Star

Alphonse Mucha, charcoal on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

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

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

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

Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul, Charles Meynier

Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul, 1804.

Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul (museum title)

Charles Meynier (French), oil on canvas

Brussels City Museum, Belgium

The Battle of the Pyramids, 21 July 1798, Antoine-Jean Gros

The Battle of the Pyramids, 21 July 1798, 1810.

Bataille des Pyramides, 21 juillet 1798 (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

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

Napoleon's Army Crossing the St. Bernard Pass, Théodore Géricault

Napoleon's Army Crossing the St. Bernard Pass, 1822.

Passage du Mont St. Bernard (Napoleon's Army Crossing the… (museum title)

Théodore Géricault (French), lithograph on wove paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, James Gillray

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Unfinished Portrait of General Bonaparte, Jacques-Louis David

Unfinished Portrait of General Bonaparte, 1797–1798.

portrait inachevé de Bonaparte (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

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

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

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

Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa, Antoine-Jean Gros

Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa, 1804.

Bonaparte visitant les pestiférés de Jaffa (11 mars 1799) (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Bonaparte as First Consul, François Gérard

Bonaparte as First Consul, 1803.

Portrait de Bonaparte, Premier consul (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Musée Condé, France

The Passage of Mount Saint Bernard, Théodore Géricault

The Passage of Mount Saint Bernard, 1822.

Théodore Géricault (French), lithograph in black on wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Comforts of a Bed of Roses, James Gillray

Comforts of a Bed of Roses, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States