The conclusion of Napoleon’s remarkable history is here well conceived.
The mound of earth surmounted by his cap and sword, points out the last
earthly tenement of the ex-Emperor; the group upon that point of the
rock which juts into the sea adds considerably to the interest of the
scene; few have forgotten the faithful companions of Napoleon when
prisoner at St Helena. The artist, Horace Vernet, has called poetry to
his aid and introduced the shades of several of the departed comrades of
Napoleon, who assisted him in gaining that fame which will ever attach
to his character in the future history of European nations. Two aged
minstrels placed on the right of the engraving, are supposed to be
recounting the history of his various exploits.
[Illustration: APOTHEOSIS.]