France still split over Napoleon as it marks bicentenary of death

An 1843 painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse depicts Napoleon Bonaparte on his death bed. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images

An 1843 painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse depicts Napoleon Bonaparte on his death bed. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/05/france-still-split-over-napoleon-as-it-marks-bicentenary-of-death