Whether adored or hated, Napoleon aroused passionate opinions. For many, he was the ideal leader—calm and rational—as he was shown during his early days of power (left). The artist captured Napoleon's famous gesture of his hand tucked into his jacket and, above all, his look of intelligence. Other artists were not so complimentary. A cartoonist showed Napoleon and an English statesman carving the world (below). The caption reads: "The great globe itself is too small to satisfy such...appetite."
