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Napoléon Bonaparte

(1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-14

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Napoleon, the Emperor of France from 1804-1815, was one of the most notorious of Britain's political enemies.

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Napoléon Bonaparte ('Napoléon on St Helena'), by Benjamin Robert Haydon - NPG 6266

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

Napoléon Bonaparte, by Franz Gabriel Fiesinger, after  Jean-Urbain Guerin (Guérin) - NPG D49490

Napoléon Bonaparte

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 - NPG D12666

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

Napoleon Bonaparte, by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12671

Napoleon Bonaparte

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 - NPG D13086

'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 - NPG D12705

'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

Napoleon Bonaparte, by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12714

Napoleon Bonaparte

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 November 1799
NPG D12714

'Siege de la Colonne de Pompée - science in the pillory' (Napoléon Bonaparte?; Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse?), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13095

'Siege de la Colonne de Pompée - science in the pillory' (Napoléon Bonaparte?; Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse?)

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 - NPG D12719

'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 - NPG D12727

Napoléon Bonaparte ('Buonaparté leaving Egypt')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 March 1800
NPG D12727

'Conférences d'Erfurt' (Napoléon Bonaparte), by Paul Girardet, after  Sandoz - NPG D15967

'Conférences d'Erfurt' (Napoléon Bonaparte)

by Paul Girardet, after Sandoz
line engraving, circa 1800
NPG D15967

Napoléon Bonaparte, by Charles Howard Hodges, after  J.T. Rusca - NPG D20399

Napoléon Bonaparte

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 - NPG D12769

'Political dreamings! - Visions of peace! - Perspective horrors!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1801
NPG D12769

Napoléon Bonaparte, by William Nutter, published by  William Jeffryes & Co, after  Jean-Urbain Guerin (Guérin) - NPG D18779

Napoléon Bonaparte

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 - NPG D12794

'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 - NPG D12630

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 - NPG D12797

'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

'German-nonchalence; - or - the vexation of little Boney' (Ludwig, Count Starhemberg; Napoléon Bonaparte), by and published by James Gillray - NPG D12798

'German-nonchalence; - or - the vexation of little Boney' (Ludwig, Count Starhemberg; Napoléon Bonaparte)

by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 January 1803
NPG D12798

'The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver' (Napoléon Bonaparte; King George III), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12815

'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 - NPG D12817

Napoléon Bonaparte ('Buonapartè, 48 hours after landing!')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 July 1803
NPG D12817

'Death of the Corsican-fox - scene the last, of the royal-hunt' (King George III; Napoléon Bonaparte), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12818

'Death of the Corsican-fox - scene the last, of the royal-hunt' (King George III; Napoléon Bonaparte)

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 - NPG D12819

Napoléon Bonaparte ('John Bull offering little Boney fair play')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 August 1803
NPG D12819

'The hand-writing upon the wall', by and published by James Gillray - NPG D12820

'The hand-writing upon the wall'

by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 August 1803
NPG D12820

Napoléon Bonaparte ('The arms of France'), by James Gillray, published by  John Hatchard - NPG D12822

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 - NPG D12823

'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 - NPG D13039

'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 - NPG D13100

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 - NPG D13101

'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 - NPG D13102

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 - NPG D12830

'Britannia between death and the doctor's'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1804
NPG D12830

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