Napoleon by the sculptor Canova

Apsley House seen from inside Hyde Park (photo taken last summer - a wet day in July). The house is the London home of the Duke of Wellington and is also known as "Number One, London". Inside is a museum run by English Heritage with lots of mementos of the Anglo-French wars of the 18 th century, including a colossal nude statue of Napoleon by the sculptor Canova, the political icon towering up the stairwell, making the tyrant look like a giant, whereas in fact he was a very small man (classical nudity, larger-than-life proportions, glistening expensive marble - Canova knew the value of a good image).