{{Short description|1806 art exhibition in Paris}} [[File:Ingres, Napoleon on his Imperial throne.jpg|thumb|''Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne'' by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres]] The '''Salon of 1806''' was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris. During the Napoleonic era the Salon was held biannually and featured paintings, sculptures and engravings. Military conquest was the theme of the exhibition, featuring numerous references to the campaigns of Napoleon.<ref>Porterfield & Siegfried p.96-97</ref> Amongst these were a bust of Napoleon by Lorenzo Bartolini and the battle paintings ''The Battle of Aboukir'' by Antoine-Jean Gros, ''The Battle of the Pyramids'' by Louis-François Lejeune and ''Napoleon Honours Unfortunate Courage'' by Jean Baptiste Debret in which the Emperor is shown saluting the bravery of his wounded Austrian enemies.<ref>Porterfield & Siegfried p.97</ref> Jean Broc's ''The Death of General Desaix'' portrays the death of Louis Desaix at the Battle of Marengo.<ref>Germani p.173</ref>
The Emperor was also represented in portraiture by ''Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne'' by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres <ref>Porterfield & Siegfried p.98-100</ref> as was his sister Pauline Bonaparte who had sat for Robert Lefèvre. Ingres also submitted a noted ''Self-portrait'' of himself.<ref>Rifkin p.99</ref> Also on display were neoclassical paintings such as ''Scene from a Deluge'' by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson and ''Theseus and Pirithous'' by Angélique Mongez.<ref>Porterfield & Siegfried p.97</ref> Henriette Lorimier was awarded a gold medal for her painting of Joan of Navarre. Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret drew praise for his history painting ''Honours Rendered to Raphael on His Deathbed''.<ref>Siegel p.107</ref>
Critics were limited in what they could say by increasingly firm censorship by the Napoleonic authorities.<ref>Porterfield & Siegfried p.98</ref> It was followed by the Salon of 1808 which continued its theme of celebrating the Napoleonic regime and its military triumphs.
==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> File:Ingres, Self-portrait.jpg|''Self-portrait'' by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres File:Une jeune villageoise - Jean-Antoine LAURENT.jpg|''A Young Village Woman'' by Jean Antoine Laurent File:Malvina Lamenting the Death of Oscar by Elizabeth Harvey.jpg|''Malvina Lamenting the Death of Oscar '' by Elizabeth Harvey File:The Battle of the Pyramids 21 July 1798 by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune.jpg|''The Battle of the Pyramids'' by Louis-François Lejeune File:Antoine-Jean Gros - Bataille d'Aboukir, 25 juillet 1799 - Google Art Project.jpg|''The Battle of Aboukir'' by Antoine-Jean Gros File:Jean Broc - "Death of general Desaix".jpg|''The Death of General Desaix'' by Jean Broc File:Hennequin - Napoléon Ier distribue les croix de la légion d'honneur au camp de Boulogne le 16 août 1804 (grand).jpg|''Napoleon Distributing the Legion of Honour at the Camp of Boulogne'' by Philippe-Auguste Hennequin File:Guillon Lethière - Traité de Leoben, 17 avril 1797.jpg|''The Preliminary Peace Treaty at Leoben'' by Guillaume Guillon-Lethière File:Les cinq sens - Un aveugle entouré de ses enfants est consolé de la perte de la vue par les jouissances des quatre autres sens.jpg|''The Five Senses'' by Constance Marie Charpentier File:Saint-bernard-thevenin.jpg|'' The French Army Crossing the St. Bernard Pass'' by Charles Thévenin File:Une Scène de Déluge Girodet.jpg|''Scene from a Deluge'' by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson File:Theseus and Pirithous, 1806, by Angelique Mongez.jpg|''Theseus and Pirithous'' by Angélique Mongez File:Un Chevalier se préparant au combat.png|''A Knight at Prayer in a Chapel, Preparing Himself for Combat'' by Fleury François Richard File:Joan of Navarre and son Arthur.jpg|''Joan of Navarre and son Arthur'' by Henriette Lorimier File:François-André Vincent - Libération des esclaves d'Alger.jpg|''Allegory of Freedom for Ransomed Barbary Captives'' by François-André Vincent File:François-Guillaume Ménageot - Envy Plucking the Wings of Fame - WGA15026.jpg|''Envy Plucking the Wings of Fame'' by François-Guillaume Ménageot File:Marie-Constance Mayer - The Sleep of Venus and Cupid - WGA14700.jpg|''The Sleep of Venus and Cupid'' by Constance Mayer File:Le Comte de la Forest avec son épouse et sa fille.jpg|''Le Comte de La Forest with His Wife and Daughter'' by François-André Vincent File:Robert Lefèvre - Princess Pauline Borghese (2).jpg|''Portrait of Pauline Bonaparte'' by Robert Lefèvre File:Portrait of Joseph Leopold Saget by Elise Bruyere.jpg|''Portrait of Joseph Léopold Saget'' by Élise Bruyère File:Portrait of Monsieur Rivière.jpg|''Portrait of Philibert Rivière'' by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres File:Ingres Madame Rivière 1805.jpg|''Portrait of Marie-Françoise Rivière'' by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres File:Madame Antoine-Vincent Arnault, née Marie-Jeanne Catherine dite Sophie Guesnon de Bonneuil.jpg|''Portrait of Madame Arnault'' by Eugénie Servières </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Bibliography== * Germani, Ian. ''Dying for France: Experiencing and Representing the Soldier’s Death, 1500–2000''. McGill-Queen's Press, 2023. * Porterfield, Todd & Siegfried, Susan L. ''Staging Empire: Napoleon, Ingres, and David''. Pennsylvania State University, 2006. * Rifkin, Adrian. ''Ingres Then, and Now''. Routledge, 2005. *Siegel, Jonah. ''Material Inspirations: The Interests of the Art Object in the Nineteenth Century and After''. Oxford University Press, 2020.
== See also == {{Commons category|Salon of 1806}} * :Category:Artworks exhibited at the Salon of 1806
Category:1806 in art Category:Art exhibitions in France Category:Organised events in Paris Category:Salon de peinture et de sculpture