A man with pale peach skin and dark hair wears a military uniform and stands in front of a desk in this vertical portrait painting.

Faces of France

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries

Jacques-Louis David

artist Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825)

date 1812

medium Oil on canvas

origin France

dimensions 203.9 × 125.1 cm

credit line Samuel H. Kress Collection

hall 16 Faces of France

rights public domain (CC0)

National Gallery of Art, Washington Full image

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