Napoleon I kröns till kejsare, målning av Jacques Louis David 1805-07, Joséphine de Beauharnais, between 1805 and 1807

Napoleon and josephine were crowned emperors of the french respectively. Empress in notre-dame in paris on december 2, 1804. Part of painting by jacques louis david 1805-1807. In the picture, napoleon can be seen placing the crown on empress joséphine after placing his own imperial crown on his own head. The ceremony is overseen by the pope who traveled there from rome for the purpose. Napoleon's mother, letizia, can be seen on the chair in the upper part of the picture, even though she was not present. Napoleon had ordered david to paint her there. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1805 and 1807. Medium: painting.