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# Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Paintings at the Louvre
  - 1.1 The state as patron
- 2 The portrait of Napoleon
  - 2.1 The general
  - 2.2 Hero or great man?
  - 2.3 The military leader
  - 2.4 The First Consul
  - 2.5 The emperor
  - 2.6 The portrayal of traditional symbols of power
  - 2.7 Legitimating the regime
- 3 Gros and the Napoleonic propaganda machine
  - 3.1 The limits of propaganda
    - 3.1.1 Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken of Jaffa
  - 3.2 The propaganda function of Jaffa
  - 3.3 The use of religious imagery
  - 3.4 Editing out warfare
  - 3.5 Napoleon Visiting the Field of the Battle of Eylau
    - 3.5.1 Denon's account of Eylau
  - 3.6 Supporting Napoleon's bulletins
- 4 The Decennial Competition of 1810
  - 4.1 Inspiring loyalty to the leader
  - 4.2 Purpose of the Decennial Competition
- 5 Conclusion
- Keep on learning
- References
- Acknowledgements

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