Napoléon
1898
Step into the dramatic world of late 19th-century advertising with this bold poster by Eugène Grasset. Designed to hype up a new biography of Napoleon in *The Century Magazine*, it shows the Emperor looking cool and collected on a white horse while red and yellow smoke billows around him—likely the aftermath of a battle. Grasset was a pioneer of the Art Nouveau movement, and you can see his signature style in the flat colors, strong outlines, and decorative typography. It’s a perfect snapshot of how history was sold to the public back in 1898!