1. Images from The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era

2. Art has always been a useful tool for political purposes Classical art glorified leaders Medieval art promoted church objectives The art of the Renaissance served the interests of a rising merchant class

3. By the time of the French Revolution, painters and pamphleteers - using new technologies and riding on the vibrant culture of the Enlightenment - had the visibility to be an important influence in shaping public opinion.

4. What follows are some of their works that Promote the ideals of the Revolution Commemorate events of the time Comment on the excesses of the Reign of Terror and Celebrate (and reinforce) the heroic image of Napoleon

5. The Death of Socrates – Jacques-Louis David

6. King Louis XVI

7. The Three Estates

8. The Three Estates (female version)

9. The Estates meet

10. And, meanwhile, what do they find?

11. The Estates move

12. David sees it more heroically

13. The Three Estates - power shift

14. The New Motto…..

15. Revolutionary Philosophy

16. The Death of Marat – Jacques Louis David

17. The Runaways – Caught!

18. Louis goes to the scaffold

19. Now Improved…..

20. Robespierre now has control

21. But it’s a bit out of control

22. English Cartoons suggest it is

23. But help is on the way

24. The Whiff of Grapeshot

25. This crown…..

26. I’ll put it on….

27. Me.

28. Some are not so sure about this guy…

29. His commitment to the revolution….

30. Europe in 1792

31. Europe in 1811

32. The Battle of Trafalgar

36. Overextension

37. Defeat