Napoleon’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Grave of My Mother
Napoleon Sarony American, born Canada, 1821–1896

Cinderella
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther German, 1806-1882

Plate Design for E. Leveille
Ludovic Napoléon Lepic French, 1838–1899

Napoleon in Egypt
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet French, 1804-1860

Death Mask of Napoleon
Dr. C. Francesco Antommarchi (Italian, 1780–1838) Cast by Louis Richard and E. Quesnel, Paris (French, 1821–1836)

Sauceboat and Stand (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Marked by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (born France, 1764–1843) Probably after designs by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (born France, 1762–1853) Paris

Portrait of Napoleon III (1808–1873), Emperor
Designed by Marc-Laurent Bruyas (French, 1821–1896) Woven by Carquillat (French, 1803–1884) France, Lyon

Glass Cooler, from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Marked by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (born France, 1764–1843) Probably after designs by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (born France, 1762–1853) Paris

Napoleon
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901

Napoleon Entering Cairo
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904) Cast by Siot-Decauville (French, c. 1891–1926)

Napoleon
Unknown Artist after Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845); possibly after Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (French, 1804-1860)

The Allied Forces Have Forced the English Channel
Mikhail Mikhailovich Solov'ev (Born Moscow, 1905; died Moscow, 1990) Petr Ashotovich Sarkisian (Born Moscow, 1922; died Moscow, 1970) Vasilii Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (Born Moscow, 1898; died Moscow, 1949)

Napoléon Bonaparte, First Counsel
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) Andrea Appiani the elder (Italian, 1754-1817)

Profile of Napoleon
Jacques-Louis David French, 1748-1825

Candelabra (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Marked by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (born France, 1764–1843) Probably after designs by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (born France, 1762–1853) Paris

Napoleon the Great
Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers (French, 1779-1857) after François Gérard (French, 1770-1837)

Napoleon's Farewell
James Ensor Belgian, 1860-1949

Napoleon's Double
Dr. Max Thorek American, 1880–1960

Napoleon's Farewell
James Ensor Belgian, 1860-1949

Point Breeze, the Estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte at Bordentown, New Jersey
Attributed to Charles Lawrence (American, active 1813–1837)