I've been wanting to practice some 2D painting for a while, here's the first of what I hope will be a number of historically themed pieces. Inspired by 19th century artists and my contemporary hero of historical military painting, Spanish master Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. The rider is a Napoleonic French Hussar of the 11th regiment.

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a ...

The Monarchs of France ruled from the establishment of the Frankish Kingdom in 486 to 1870. During most of its history, France was ruled by kings. However, four Carolingian monarchs were also Roman Emperors and the Bonapartes were Emperors of the French. This article lists all rulers to have held the title "King of Franks", "King of France", "King of the French" or "Emperor of the French". For other Frankish monarchs, see List of Frankish kings. In addition to the monarchs listed below, the…

Description DISCLAIMER: This map doesn't reflect my... No to be honest I totally approve this scenario xD ! What you see is obviously an alternate history map showing a surviving French Empire 100 years after the end of the Napoleonic wars. I took a very classical point of divergence: What if our beloved emperor didn’t invade Russia, preferring stay on the diplomatic battleground? So, what if? A world in peace under the rule of “Napoleone”? No it would be too easy… Indeed, Russia had its own…

The First French Empire