Alessandro Volta and the politics of pictures.
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.
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Clare College, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB21TL, UK. pf10006@cam.ac.uk
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