title: Alessandro Volta and the politics of pictures.
abstract: An astute diplomat, Alessandro Volta secured the patronage of Napoleon Bonaparte to promote his rise to fame as an electrical expert. Reciprocally, politicians helped their own causes by presenting him as a national as well as a scientific figurehead.
authors.affiliation: Clare College, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB21TL, UK. pf10006@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fara
mesh_terms: D001154:Art / Q000266:history*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D010678:Philately / Q000266:history; D011057:Politics