Portrait of two young women, said to be the baroness Pichon and Mme de Fourcroy
Henri-François Riesener, c. 1800s, Napoleonic era
Location: Stadtpalais Liechtenstein
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i think u guys can tell which one i had the most fun with (spoiler alert its murat)
ignore how i forgot my signature blush on murat
bonus under cut (i feel like its too cringe to put alongside the rest GSHGDSHG)
ignore the little gelatin and fries and tb doodle underneath....
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Rating portraits of Napoleon as if they were fashion photoshoots
He does the job and shows off his outfit properly, and poses as if he's on a battlefield to show off his military fashion, but his blank facial expression ruins the moment. Look at those eyes. He looks tired, and that is not a good look. 6/10.
Once again, he shows off the outfit well, but he looks very tired and almost bored - and this time, he doesn't even have an exciting battlefield backdrop, only a boring office! He is yet to learn how to slay. 3/10.
Now THIS is a good one. He's looking at the camera. He's posing dramatically. He's showing off his trendy hat. I am mildly concerned for his horse, but we're talking about Napoleon here. 10/10.
Boring and unimaginative pose (although I suppose he is showing the fact that his outfit has pockets, which is important information for anyone wishing to buy a Napoleon outfit). At least he's looking at the camera. But overall, this picture just lacks any drama. He learned how to slay, and now he neglects his newfound abilities? Disappointing. 3/10.
It would be hard not to look good with this fancy outfit! Look, he's even holding a sceptre to show how regal he is! His face looks a little blank and soulless, but combined with his fancy clothing it makes him look powerful and imposing rather than tired. 8/10.
Napoleon has finally mastered the art of dramatic posing. You can practically feel the drama radiating from this picture. ...However. He looks very, very grumpy, not in a grumpy-resting-face way, but in a genuinely angry way. But at least he's learned how to make facial expressions for his photoshoots! Who knows, maybe his grumpy appearance is part of his artistic vision! I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. 9/10.
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"To rule in France one must either be born in grandeur... or else be capable of distinguishing oneself above all others."
- Napoleon Bonaparte, to his brother Joseph
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Took matters into my own hands and made a Waterloo 1970 Marshal Ney fancam to Waterloo by ABBA! This took like 5 hours to make so please enjoy!
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My Dear Fellow Mark Schneider fans, feel free to post your own story in the comment section under this post, on how you discovered this man!
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“What Napoleon criticised in the statue could perhaps be summed up in one thing: his uneasiness at the sight of his own nudity. And it was precisely his nudity that was felt to be problematic, even shocking. But how did Canova come to have the odd idea of representing Napoleon as a nude divinity?”
— Valérie Huet, Napoleon I: A New Augustus?
The nude statue of Napoleon in question:
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