Title

Statue of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker, Apsley House, London, c2000s

Caption

Statue of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker, Apsley House, London. Interior view of the principal staircase of Apsley House with the statue of Napoleon holding a figure of Victory by Antonio Canova. The statue was originally commissioned from the celebrated Italian sculptor by Napoleon himself. In 1816, after Napoleon's downfall, it was presented to the 1st Duke of Wellington by the Prince Regent (later George IV).

Date

2000

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B05_273

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,4Mb (2,3Mb) / 13,4in x 16,9in / 4020 x 5075 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy Italian Antonio Napoleon l Bonaparte Napoleon Boney General Bonaparte Bonaparte General 1st Consul Bonaparte First Consul Bonaparte Bonaparte the Corsican Napoleon I Napoleone di Buonaparte Emperor Napoleon Napo Antonio Canova Canova Pri Lord Wellington Historic England Staff Photographer building buildings London England holding people male interior indoors man men religious arts country French France religion figure emperor statue sculpture art guy royal marble deity God stairway location century stairs victory staircase inside general royalty bannisters concept vanity 21st century goddess country house Mars stately home commander 19th century allegorical figure Apsley House nineteenth century City of Westminster English Heritage 2000s Hyde Park Corner TGN Napoleon Bonaparte I King of Great Britain Napoleon Bonaparte photograph portrait sculpture Duke of Arthur Duke of Wellington Wellington Wellesley Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington The Iron Duke Iron Duke King George IV George IV Antonio Canova Duke of Wellington King George IV photograph portrait sculpture