HERMES, Paris. Silk twill square, Napoleon pattern on pale pink ground, after Philippe Ledoux. Size: 90 x 90 cm The Napoleon square, first produced in 1963, was designed by Philippe Ledoux. Against a background of bees, we find the emblematic elements of the reign: two flags surmounted by their eagles, against which stand out on the left the First Consul's habit, on the right his mounted hunter's uniform, the Grand Collar of the Legion of Honor, the sword of the First Consul and that of the Emperor, two sabers from the Egyptian campaign and, finally, the bicorne. The ensemble is surrounded by five medallions inspired by famous paintings of historical episodes: at the top, the passage of the great Saint Bernard after David and the distribution of sabres of honor at Marengo after Gros; at the bottom, Napoleon wounded at Regensburg after Gautherot and the battle of Wagram after Horace Vernet; in the center, L'arrivée à Notre Dame le 2 décembre 1804 after the engraving from the Livre du Sacre.