Secondary sourcePainting1840 (this version 1846)
Napoleon at Fontainebleau, 31 March 1814
Paul Delaroche · 1840 (this version 1846)
A psychological portrait by Paul Delaroche depicting a slumped Napoleon Bonaparte following the fall of Paris, capturing the moment of his impending abdication.
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Painted in 1846, this work is a later autograph version of Paul Delaroche's famous 1840 composition. It depicts Napoleon I in a state of physical and mental exhaustion at the Palace of Fontainebleau after the Allied forces entered Paris in March 1814.
The painting is noted for its realism and departure from heroic Napoleonic iconography, showing the Emperor with mud-spattered boots and a dejected posture, symbolizing the collapse of the First French Empire.
This painting is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Napoleon Bonaparte on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.
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