He was a master of image; our current view of Napoleon was partly shaped by the man's own propaganda.
Just compare a portrait of him from 1796 with one made only five years later - from a fairly unremarkable military portrait to a pristine image of heroism. https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1627985853694836743/photo/1 (source: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1627985853694836743)
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