Pierre- Jean Chalençon in front of the bust of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker, atelier Canova, at the Palais Vivienne.
Portrait by Baron Gerard and his atelier showing Napoleon in his Coronation costume – one of the exhibits from the collection on show at the Biennale.
There is a decidedly French flavour to the loan exhibition at this year’s Biennale. Prominently displayed under the central dome of the Grand Palais will be a selection of works from the extensive Napoleonic collection of Pierre-Jean Chalençon.