Washington and Napoleon in their Study
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Introduction There are some striking parallels in the lives of George Washington (1732-1799) and Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821): both were military leaders who helped their countries during a revolution and both came to power as head of a republic which had shaken off the shackles of monarchy. But whereas Washington was content to return to civilian life and promote the development of the new republican institutions of the U.S., Napoleon sought to centralize power in his own hands as First Consul and then as a self-crowned Emperor of the French. The former remained a staunch republican whilst the latter turned into a military tyrant. Washington in his
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Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne is an 1806 portrait of Napoleon I of France in his coronation costume, painted…
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The Emperor Napoleon In His Study At The Tuileries (Washington Version) By Jacques Louis David(French, 1748 1825) By Jacques Louis David(French, 1748 1825) Print or Painting Reproduction
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