Napoleonic art
Subtitle: nationalism and the spirit of rebellion in France (1815-1848)
By: Barbara Ann Day-Hickman.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Newark; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Portraits.; Politics in art.; Printed ephemera -- France -- History -- 19th century.; Popular culture -- France -- History -- 19th century.; Nationalism and art -- France -- History -- 19th century.
Description: Scholars have long debated the mysterious popularity of the Napoleonic Legend, from the emperor's final defeat in 1815 to the astounding electoral victory of his nephew, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, in the presidential elections of 1848. In this book, the author demonstrates how broadsheet illustrations about Napoleon Bonaparte helped shape popular support in regional France for the "new" Bonaparte elected in 1848.

Nicholas Pellerin, an avowed republican, and Pierre-Germain Vadet, a veteran of the Imperial wars and staunch bonapartist, promoted representations of Napoleon to criticize and undermine the political status quo. The author reveals how the Pellerin broadsheets about Napoleon sustained anti-Bourbon, anti-Orleanist sentiments during the several decades preceding the revolution of 1848.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-170) and index.