Obsessed by the life of Napoleon, Elizabeth Peyton met a man who bore a striking resemblance to the emperor, and began this series of striking paintings and photographs depicting her obsession with him.

Elizabeth Peyton, born in Danbury, Connecticut, received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York. She has exhibited her work at venues around the world, including the Venice Biennale; the Saatchi Gallery, London; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York. Her work is in museums worldwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Prince Eagle is Peyton’s fifth monograph. She lives and works in New York.