Some 100 Napoleon artifacts from the Chalençon collection are headed to the auction block at Sotheby's Paris in June.

Pierre-Jean Chalençon’s trove is one of the most comprehensive private Napoleonic collections ever to come to market.

“It had been universally accepted that the winners in war could take what ... The return of the Napoleonic loot is such a critical moment in art history that 200 years later it resurfaces ...

“I’m still a painter,” says Scott, who once studied at London’s Royal College of Art. “I edged into ... working as dressers.” For Napoleon’s battles, 400 human soldiers and 100 ...

The 19th century got off to a fairly good start for Napoleon Bonaparte. Victory over the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo led to a peace deal with Emperor Francis II, and by 1802 France had ...

Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 led to an attempt by European countries to retrieve their looted art. “Part of the negotiations were that all of the art in Paris ...

Napoleon, one of history's great military commanders ... arguing that it was the only way to learn the art of war and become a great captain. "Your own genius will be enlightened and improved ...

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 ...