The French Consulate was established by the Coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799. This allowed Napoleon to consolidate his power and begin to stabilize the government in France. More about the Consulate is on Wikipedia.
Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835) was a Neoclassic and history painter, another in the long line of French painters associated with Jacques-Louis David. His artistic career became significantly intertwined with the doings of Napoleon.
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