"This Is My Dear Son": Napoleon as Child of the Devil Still Image

A devil-like horned creature cradles an infant wrapped in striped swaddling, gazing at it affectionately; German caption reads "This is my dear son, in whom I am well pleased."

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Title

"This Is My Dear Son": Napoleon as Child of the Devil

Description

Linking Napoleon with Hell represents a far cry from his own propaganda.

Source

Cornell Nap.10

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/162/

Identifier

162

Citation

“"This Is My Dear Son": Napoleon as Child of the Devil,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/162.