Napoleon in the Prison of Nice in 1794

Napoleon in the Prison of Nice in 1794 is an 1841 history painting by the British artist Edward Matthew Ward. ^[1] It depicts a scene from the French Revolution when the young Napoleon Bonaparte, then a brigadier of artillery, was briefly imprisoned in Nice due to his links to the recently fallen government of Maximilien Robespierre. Ward was a young artist and member of The Clique who produced a number of historical scenes during his career.

Napoleon in the Prison of Nice in 1794
Artist	Edward Matthew Ward
Year	1841
Type	Oil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions	76 cm × 63.5 cm (30 in × 25.0 in)
Location	Apsley House, London

The painting was bought by the Duke of Wellington for his London residence Apsley House, one of a number of works he acquired featuring his former enemy Napoleon. ^[2] It remains part of the Wellington Collection at Apsley. ^[3] An 1845 version of the painting is now in the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. ^[4]