Napoléon Bonaparte
(1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-14Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 91 portraits
Napoleon, the Emperor of France from 1804-1815, was one of the most notorious of Britain's political enemies.
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour, circa 1813
NPG 1914(22)
Napoléon Bonaparte ('Napoléon on St Helena')
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
oil on canvas, before 1846, based on a work of 1830
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6266
by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
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Buonaparte at Rome Giving Audience in State
by Isaac Cruikshank
etching, published 1797
NPG D9334
by Franz Gabriel Fiesinger, after Jean-Urbain Guerin (Guérin)
stipple, published 20 October 1798
NPG D49490
Napoléon Bonaparte ('Fighting for the dunghill: - or - Jack Tar settling Buonaparte')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 November 1798
NPG D12666
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 December 1798
NPG D12671
'Consequences of a successful French invasion, No 1, plate 1st'
by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1798
NPG D13086
'Allied-powers, un-booting egalité' (Napoléon Bonaparte; William V, Prince of Orange?)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1799
NPG D12705
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 November 1799
NPG D12714
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 6 March 1799
NPG D13095
'The French-Consular-Triumverate, settl'ing the new constitution'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 January 1800
NPG D12719
Napoléon Bonaparte ('Buonaparté leaving Egypt')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 March 1800
NPG D12727
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 May 1800
NPG D12735
Napoléon Bonaparte ('Liberté des cultes maintenue par le Gouvernement')
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, circa 1800
NPG D15727
'Victoires et conquétes' (Napoléon Bonaparte)
by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
lithograph, circa 1800-1825
NPG D15882
'Conférences d'Erfurt' (Napoléon Bonaparte)
by Paul Girardet, after Sandoz
line engraving, circa 1800
NPG D15967
by Charles Howard Hodges, after J.T. Rusca
mezzotint, circa 1800-1825
NPG D20399
'Political dreamings! - Visions of peace! - Perspective horrors!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1801
NPG D12769
by William Nutter, published by William Jeffryes & Co, after Jean-Urbain Guerin (Guérin)
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1801
NPG D18779
'Introduction of Citizen Volpone and his suite, at Paris'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 15 November 1802
NPG D12794
Frontispiece to Henry Tresham's 'Britannicus to Buonaparte: an Heroic Epistle' (Napoléon Bonaparte)
by James Gillray, published by John Hatchard, after Henry Tresham
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1803
NPG D12630
'The first kiss this ten years! - or - the meeting of Britannia and Citizen François'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, soft-ground etching and aquatint, published 1 January 1803
NPG D12797
by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 January 1803
NPG D12798
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1803
NPG D12803
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1803
NPG D12807
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 May 1803
NPG D12810
Napoléon Bonaparte ('Maniac-ravings - or - little Boney in a strong fit - ')
by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 24 May 1803
NPG D12811
'The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver' (Napoléon Bonaparte; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 26 June 1803
NPG D12815
Napoléon Bonaparte ('Buonapartè, 48 hours after landing!')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 July 1803
NPG D12817
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 July 1803
NPG D12818
Napoléon Bonaparte ('John Bull offering little Boney fair play')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 August 1803
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'The hand-writing upon the wall'
by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 August 1803
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Napoléon Bonaparte ('The arms of France')
by James Gillray, published by John Hatchard
hand-coloured etching, published 6 September 1803
NPG D12822
'Destruction of the French gun-boats - or - little Boney & his friend Talley in high glee'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 22 November 1803
NPG D12823
'Evacuation of Malta' (Napoléon Bonaparte; Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured soft-ground etching, published 9 February 1803
NPG D13039
Napoléon Bonaparte ('French invasion - or - Buonaparte landing in Great Britain')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 June 1803
NPG D13100
'Boney and Talley' (Napoléon Bonaparte; Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevento)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published September 1803
NPG D13101
Napoléon Bonaparte ('The Corsican-pest; - or - Belzebub going to supper')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 October 1803
NPG D13102
'Britannia between death and the doctor's'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1804
NPG D12830
Related People
- Elisa Bonaparte (sister)
- Jérôme Bonaparte (brother)
- Joseph Bonaparte (brother)
- Louis Bonaparte (brother)
- Maria Letizia Bonaparte (mother)
- Napoléon Charles Bonaparte (nephew)
- Pauline (née Bonaparte), Princess Borghese (sister)
- Joséphine Bonaparte (née Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, formerly de Beauharnais) (wife)
- Marie Louise of Austria (wife)
- Caroline Murat (née Bonaparte) (sister)
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