Detail from a Michel Martin Drolling portrait of Napoleon on offer from Simon Shore’s new firm 1793 (see ATG No 2327).
MADAM – The continual allure of the Napoleonic period as referenced in Dealers’ Diary recently (‘Nutty about Napoleon, ATG No 2327) is indeed most interesting.
It perhaps can be explained by the plethora of interesting characters, not just Napoleon, Wellington and Nelson but also Marshals Ney and Murat, Empress Joséphine, the scheming politician Talleyrand and many, many others.