Napoleon and his Staff
by MEISSONIER, Jean-Louis-Ernest, Oil on panel, 17 x 18 cm
This panel was commissioned by the fourth Marquess of Hertford who insisted on the insertion of Napoleon’s mameluke with his red and white cap in the background.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 51 minutes):
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) in E Flat major op. 55 (1803)