This Is Why Napoleon Always Hid His Right Hand

Famous Portrait

Jacques-Louis David – Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain

French artist, Jacques-Louis David, painted the most famous example of Napoleon’s strange stance. It was painted in 1812 and to this day, it remains the most iconic portrait of Napoleon.

It was painted while Napoleon was still the Emperor of the French. This image is at the center of a 200-year old mystery.

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