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The Saving of France 1800
In this propagandistic allegorical engraving, Napoleon saves the female figure of France from the abyss to which she has been led by "revolutionary fanaticism." The figure of fanaticism is armed to the teeth with "the daggers of party spirit" and…
Watch Yourself or You’ll Be a Product for Sale 1800-1804
The women in this image appear to be tempted to a life of prostitution. The female figure in the left foreground gestures toward the door but remains modestly attired. Once inside, the women are there for the pleasure of men and wear revealing or…
Sunday church services are reopened. December 28, 1799
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The Senate is installed. December 27, 1799
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The Council of State is installed. December 22, 1799
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The Constitution of the Year VIII (the fourth since 1791) is submitted for approval in a plebiscite. This constitution is not preceded by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. In a preface announcing the new constitution the following is declared: "Citoyens, la Revolution est fixee aux principes qui Pont commencee: elle est finie." [Citizens, the Revolution is established upon its founding principles: the Revolution is over.] December 15, 1799
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24 Frimaire Year VIII, the constitution is proclaimed. December 15, 1799
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Brumaire: Bonaparte’s Justification November 10, 1799
Having seized power through the coup of 18 Brumaire [9 November 1799], Bonaparte—now First Consul—set out to win public support for yet another new government. His first public pronouncement was the proclamation reprinted below, in which he claims he…