Afterward, head to Napoleon’s tomb under the Dôme des Invalides. “Le Sacre de Napoléon" by Jacques-Louis David, at the Louvre.Credit...Martin Bureau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

The 19th century got off to a fairly good start for Napoleon Bonaparte. Victory over the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo led to a peace deal with Emperor Francis II, and by 1802 France had ...

Jacques-Louis David painted ‘Le Sacre de Napoléon’ (The Coronation of Napoleon) 1805-07 (exhibited in 1808), oil on canvas, size 20 feet 4 inches × 32 feet 1 inch, which was commissioned by ...

The bicorne black beaver hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled the French empire in the 19th century, is seen during the auction sale in Paris, France on November 19, 2023. Photo by ...