Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne is an 1806 portrait of Napoleon I of France in his coronation costume, painted by the French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
Ingres, Napoleon on his Imperial throne
Engraving of Robert Lefèvre's Portrait of Napoleon in his coronation costume, engraving in the treatise by the Pausanias français.
Hubert and Jan van Eyck, God the Father – a panel from their Ghent Altarpiece
Scepter of Charles V
Videos
The scepter of Charles V, also known in the early modern period as scepter of Charlemagne, is one of the most prominent preserved regalia of the Kingdom of France. It was donated by Charles V to the a
Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne
…in the costume he wore for his coronation, seated on a circular-backed throne with armrests adorned with ivory balls. In his right hand, he holds the scepter of Charlemagne. In his left hand, that of justice. On his head is a golden laurel wreath, similar to one worn by Julius Caesar. He also wears an ermine hood under the…
Upper section of the scepter, with the fleur-de-lis and statuette of Charlemagne
Full-length view
Detail of the bulb: Charlemagne's vision of Saint James
The "Madonna of Vic" depicting Charlemagne holding the scepter of Charles V, by Frans Pourbus the Younger (1617), Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, Paris