France, I Empire. A Framed Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I), c.1810

Multi-colour hand-painted portrait on Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) on an oval ceramic plate, beautifully and exquisitely detailed, housed under glass, within an oval brass frame exhibiting a repeating pattern of swirls and leafing, with beading along its outer edge, the reverse with twenty-three hand-cut teeth folded over and securing the ceramic plate in place, with a moisture-resistant paper backer, a tab bearing an integral ring affixed to the reverse for wall suspension, measuring 74.5 mm (w) x 93 mm (h), very light contact, extremely fine.

Footnote: Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; August 15, 1769 - May 5, 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the de facto leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. He was one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied in military schools worldwide. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has endured, and he has been one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in world history.