Portret van Lodewijk Napoleon, koning van Holland

In 1806, the French emperor Napoleon appointed his brother king of Holland. Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846) took on the task of forging a united Dutch nation. He studied the Dutch language and history. In this state portrait by Hodges he is wearing the uniform of a Dutch colonel, with the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Union

Portret van Lodewijk Napoleon, koning van Holland

In 1806, the French emperor Napoleon appointed his brother king of Holland. Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846) took on the task of forging a united Dutch nation. He studied the Dutch language and history. In this state portrait by Hodges he is wearing the uniform of a Dutch colonel, with the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Union