A close-up on: Napoleon crowned king of Italy, 26 May 1805 in Milan

Originally planned for the 23rd, Napoleon’s Milanese coronation ceremony was set back three days to 26 May, 1805.

– BEAUHARNAIS, Eugène de, (1783-1867), viceroy of Italy
– MARESCALCHI, Ferdinando, (1754-1816) and MELZI D’ERIL, Francesco (1753-1816)

– Napoleon I, King of Italy, oil on canvas by Andrea Appiani
– Prince Eugène viceroy of Italy, oil on canvas by Andrea Appiani
– Napoleon returns to Rome the lawcode, sketch attributed to Jacques-Louis David
– Woman in white (Auguste-Amélie, vice-reine of Italy), study by Giuseppe Bossi
– Veduta della piazza del Duomo col Palazzo Reale in Milano (View of the piazza del Duomo with the Palazzo Reale in Milan), eau-forte de Francesco Bellemo
– Veduta della R.Villa Bonaparte presa dai Giardini Pubblici di Milano (View of the Villa Bonaparte seen from the Giardini Pubblici in Milan), residence of viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais

– Selection of works on the coronation of Napoleon as king of Italy, 26 May, 1805 in Milan