Napoleon Bonaparte on Elba awaits the arrival of the L´Inconstant, Horace Vernet, by 1863

In 1814 napoleon bonaparte was forced to abdicate and the island of elba was transferred to him as a sovereign principality, where he landed on april 4, 1814 with his loyal followers. This painting shows napoleon in the evening, awaiting the arrival of the l'inconstant; it can already be seen in the distance. On february 26, 1815 napoleon and his followers boarded the l'inconstant and other smaller ships and they left elba. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: by 1863. Dimensions: 56x50. Depicted People: Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte auf Elba