ANDREA APPIANI (1754-1817). ITALIAN PAINTER.. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military and political leader. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of France (1804-1815). Napoleon Emperor and King of Italy. Portrait by Andrea Appiani (1754-1817). Napoleon is depicted wearing the mantle and laurel wreath used during his coronation as emperor at Notre Dame in Paris. The mantle displays the sign of the Grand Master of the Legion of Honour. Oil on canvas, ca. 1809-1814. Museum of the Risorgimento. Milan. Italy. (On loan, Gallery of Modern Art in Milan).
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military and political leader. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of France (1804-1815). Napoleon Emperor and King of Italy. Portrait by Andrea Appiani (1754-1817). Napoleon is depicted wearing the mantle and laurel wreath used during his coronation as emperor at Notre Dame in Paris. The mantle displays the sign of the Grand Master of the Legion of Honour. Oil on canvas, ca. 1809-1814. Museum of the Risorgimento. Milan. Italy. (On loan, Gallery of Modern Art in Milan).