Sketch of Murat by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1808. The text reads, "Voici mon cher ami Murat le Roi de Naples" ("Here is my dear friend Murat the King of Naples"). Murat had been, along with Marshal Berthier, a patron of Gros, and commissioned paintings of himself on two occasions. Gros' first painting featuring Murat was The …
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“Nearly always in good taste”
Murat became famous--perhaps "notorious" would be a better word--for designing outlandish uniforms for himself, to make himself stand out not only on the battlefield, but wherever he went. While Constant, Napoleon’s valet, who liked Murat, charitably recalled that Murat was "the man in all France who dressed with the most care, and nearly always in …
Drawing of Murat derived from a painting by Andrea Appiani in 1803. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a picture of the actual painting anywhere so far.
Sketch of Joachim Murat & his family, by Paolo Girgenti, 1815; and an embroidered painting based on the drawing. The latter was on public display for a time at the Palazzo Reale in Naples, in an exhibition on Murat near the 200th anniversary of his death. And, lastly, a detail from the above.
Project Murat 