I see Napoleon brought all of his paraphernalia – his eagle topped scepter so that people respect him as a ruler, his open-hand wand for slapping those people who just don’t listen, and the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch for blowing up the complete morons.
If Time Magazine had been around during Napoleon’s reign, he might well have commissioned this portrait for display in his palace at Mar-a-Tuileries. A rumor thatijustmadeup has it that a current would-be Emperor wants his official Le Palais Blanc portrait done in this style.
In fact, he was probably of average height. According to pre–metric system French measures, he was a diminutive 5′2.” But the French inch (pouce) of the time was 2.7 cm, while the Imperial inch was shorter, at 2.54 cm. British cartoonist James Gillray’s caricatural depictions of the French general were so popular and influential that at the end of his life Napoleon said that Gillray “did more than all the armies of Europe to bring me down.”
“Look at all this cool stuff I won at the Topsfield Fair. A throne, The Holy Hand Grenade, a solid gold back scratcher, and the staff to find the location of The Ark of the Covenant”
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Say what you want, but Napolean did go to war with his troops. No bone spurs. No dropping MOAB’s thousands of miles away and congratulating himself. No assassinations of enemy leaders using drones.
rmremail over 1 year ago
I see Napoleon brought all of his paraphernalia – his eagle topped scepter so that people respect him as a ruler, his open-hand wand for slapping those people who just don’t listen, and the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch for blowing up the complete morons.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
On second thought, Napoleon should have gotten a shorter scepter.
rmremail over 1 year ago
The Woman King
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
Kanye West’s beachwear collection modeled in Milan…
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Hey, I’m not Carol Burnett, I took the curtain rod out first.”
Tyge Premium Member over 1 year ago
Josephine is hiding in here. Heh. Heh. Heh. [I didn’t know ermine itched this bad.]
Bilan over 1 year ago
It’s the new French fashion line suitable for both ladies and manly men.
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
It’s not too hard to determine/
(Although he is swaddled in ermine)/
The identification/
Of this Abomination/
Who (this time, at least) isn’t German..///
It’s Bonaparte- “dressed to the nines”/
France’s best product – after her wines/
And of course there’s their cheeses/
(There are hundreds of these)- as /
Everyone knows who dines ///
There’s “l’amour”, whose techniques they advance/
And fashion (the French made your pants)/
There’s a French contribution/
To a swift execution/
(‘Gainst the Guillotine, who has a chance ?)///
Napoleon, though, was Italian/
Somewhat short, but a real bedroom stallion/
His empire was brief/
His demise a relief/
But he wasn’t a tatterdemalion*!
*that’s a synonym for ragamuffin
Jayalexander over 1 year ago
What Do you mean No Zipper? You know how I feel about hiking up this garb when I gotta’ go!!!
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
Nuthin sets you squirmin’ like a vermin wearin’ ermine in the mor-or-ornin’…
Zykoic over 1 year ago
Putin in drag?
Solstice*1947 over 1 year ago
/// Dressed up in the best France could afford,
he’s the Emperor, feared and adored.
Bonaparte’s at the height
of his power and might.
So, then, why does he look so dâmned bored?
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
If Time Magazine had been around during Napoleon’s reign, he might well have commissioned this portrait for display in his palace at Mar-a-Tuileries. A rumor thatijustmadeup has it that a current would-be Emperor wants his official Le Palais Blanc portrait done in this style.
Ubintold over 1 year ago
He’s gonna need that walking stick to keep from tripping over that outfit he’s wearing.
blackman2732 over 1 year ago
Sure, Harold regretted losing the bet and having to pose for the picture. He just wished he didn’t look so stunning in the queen’s outfit.
jdculhane46 over 1 year ago
Before the introduction of casual Friday
lagoulou over 1 year ago
I wonder how many ermine made the supreme sacrifice for their emperor?
Reader over 1 year ago
In fact, he was probably of average height. According to pre–metric system French measures, he was a diminutive 5′2.” But the French inch (pouce) of the time was 2.7 cm, while the Imperial inch was shorter, at 2.54 cm. British cartoonist James Gillray’s caricatural depictions of the French general were so popular and influential that at the end of his life Napoleon said that Gillray “did more than all the armies of Europe to bring me down.”
Reader over 1 year ago
OK, so this guy looks more like Napoleon BornToParty.
Buzzworld over 1 year ago
“Look at all this cool stuff I won at the Topsfield Fair. A throne, The Holy Hand Grenade, a solid gold back scratcher, and the staff to find the location of The Ark of the Covenant”
MS72 over 1 year ago
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, didn’t like the royal closet.
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member over 1 year ago
Pat the Monarch. Is it a king or a queen?
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
The stick’s for helping him stay upright. That’s like fifty pounds of clothing there.
prrdh over 1 year ago
Liberace about to bop the clown who screwed up the tuning on his piano a good one.
kwardecke over 1 year ago
Napoleon was a drag Queen?
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
Sure, wearing this for my wedding is okay….but not for the honeymoon……..
aerotica69 over 1 year ago
Caught! coming out of his wife’s closet again.
stamps over 1 year ago
What is that disembodies hand doing on the cushion?
TheWildSow over 1 year ago
Never mind the ermine – why does he have a badger sleeping on his head?
Did he borrow it from tRumpf?
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
Napoleon dressed for success/
And the ladies ((we’re told) all said “yes”/
He was “leading the league”/
Until “clothing fatigue”/
Did him in, and he had to undress.///
The Cape, which with ermine abounds/
Weighs in at a good 40 pounds/
‘Twould be dumped in a minute/
If, while you were in it,
You were being pursued by hounds..///
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
He chose simpler garments for war/
For in war many trousers get tore/
When to rest he was laid/
An outfit more staid/
Would encase him forevermore.
Sir Isaac over 1 year ago
Don’t let it go to your head, prettyboy.
mshaw Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte”
Csaw Backnforth over 1 year ago
My did he have tiny feet. Was all that warmongering overcompensating for something?
JoyReader Premium Member over 1 year ago
ya put yer right foot in, ya put yer right foot outya put yer right foot in and you shake it all about
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
Napoleon in Coronation Robes:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"File:Francois Gerard - Napoleon Ier en costume du Sacre.jpg" site=commons.wikimedia.org
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first File: found, and click its link for info (best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most webpages as necessary) and links that point to more info about this painting. Other versions has strip coloration image.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3007 (October 7, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here. The April 27, 2017, strip has the prior.
anomaly over 1 year ago
Napoleon always hated laundry day.
NoLongerWandering over 1 year ago
For a guy who was supposed to be a general in a republic, Nappy had pretentions.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
Jenny Craig weight loss “before” picture. No finaglen … honest!
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
Say what you want, but Napolean did go to war with his troops. No bone spurs. No dropping MOAB’s thousands of miles away and congratulating himself. No assassinations of enemy leaders using drones.