Portrait of Emperor Napoléon I Bonaparte George Moutard Woodward In a cage beneath sits

In a cage beneath sits Denman

On the busy River Thames steam vessels pass up and down

Scene at Almack's Assembly Rooms

Piccadilly (top) was designed by Sir Christopher Wren

Old Taffaty or Velvet'

Portrait of Emperor Napoléon I Bonaparte George Moutard Woodward In a cage beneath sits'Portrait of Emperor Napolon I Bonaparte', c1804. Napoleon (1769 1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army. In 1799 he led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory, and became first consul and effective dictator of France. In 1804, he declared himself Emperor, and embarked on a series of military campaigns across Europe, the Napoleonic Wars. Victories such as Austerlitz and Jena led to France