Primary Source
His Monument: Napoleon's Past and Future Are FIlled With Dead Bodies
Annotation
This Janus–like figuration of Napoleon haunts the viewer as it suggests a future filled with skulls. Indeed, the unprecedented deaths from war and conquest of the last two centuries make this image seem predictive.
This source is a part of the The Napoleonic Experience teaching module.
Transcription
Title in French
Blicke in die Vergangenheit und Zukunft beim Anfang des Jahres 1814
Credits
Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 67 (pièces 8802-8908 bis), Directoire, Consulat et Empire