Fine silver 5 ingot featuring the national gallerys portrait of emperor napoleon i 1815 painted by emile jean horace vernet this legendary french military and political leader became a symbol of revolutionary change across europe at the time of his surrender in 1815 at the battle of waterloo his empire had conquered most of continental europe and at one point had control over 70 million europeans emile jean horace vernets painting the emperor napoleon i 1815 was painted following the