Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French Size:XL: 120 x 80cm London Bridge

London Bridge

'Tell Me Where is Fancy Bread'

View of the ruins of the castle overlooking the River Tees

Lord Derby watch the Protocol go up in flames

A 1914 Morgan at the starting line of a race

Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French Size:XL: 120 x 80cm London BridgeNapoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, (1900). Napoleon (1769 1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army. In 1799 he led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory, and became first consul and effective dictator of France. In 1804, he declared himself Emperor, and began a series of military campaigns across Europe, the Napoleonic Wars. Victories such as Austerlitz and Jena led to France establishing