Hm. I always pictured him a lot less dashing. And he looks kinda tall in this picture. XD I think it's obvious that Monsieur Gros was quite the fan. Or he was just paid a lot to make The Emperor look good.
Did you see the other portrait I posted awhile ago? http://thedailypainting.blogspot.com/2010/01/bonaparte-calm-on-fiery-steed-crossing.html And compare to this: http://www.batguano.com/bgma/napoleoninstudy.jpg Yes, someone was getting paid very generously. XD
Hm. I always pictured him a lot less dashing. And he looks kinda tall in this picture. XD I think it's obvious that Monsieur Gros was quite the fan. Or he was just paid a lot to make The Emperor look good.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna assume the latter...
ReplyDeleteDid you see the other portrait I posted awhile ago?
ReplyDeletehttp://thedailypainting.blogspot.com/2010/01/bonaparte-calm-on-fiery-steed-crossing.html
And compare to this:
http://www.batguano.com/bgma/napoleoninstudy.jpg
Yes, someone was getting paid very generously. XD