French Revolution

Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1805), oil on canvas, Wikimedia Commons
Napoleon's Hat Sells for $2.1 Million Signaling Renewed Interest in the French Emperor
One of Napoleon Bonaparte's black bicorne hats sold at an auction in Fontainebleau, France for €1.9 million ($2.1 million), and is among just 20 others that are said to exist.