Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French Size:XL: 120 x 80cm View of the ruins of

View of the ruins of the castle overlooking the River Tees

Lord Derby watch the Protocol go up in flames

Constellations of Hercules

View of a diver

Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French Size:XL: 120 x 80cm View of the ruins ofNapoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, (1900). Napoleon (1769 1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army. In 1799 he led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory, and became first consul and effective dictator of France. In 1804, he declared himself Emperor, and began a series of military campaigns across Europe, the Napoleonic Wars. Victories such as Austerlitz and Jena led to France establishing