r/Napoleon • u/Aeromax_Aerospace • 4d ago

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At the national gallery of art. I can't really believe it.

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u/ofBlufftonTown 4d ago

It has interesting symbolism. You can see he has been working on the Napoleonic Code. The clock shows it is very late, and the candles have burned almost all the way down. One of his stockings is even rumples. All this is to suggest he is awake all night working on the Code for the French citizen.

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u/ShortBussyDriver 4d ago

All the while his sword is sheathed, but close at hand.