Salon of 1802

Due to the peace between France and the United Kingdom, it was the only year between 1793 and 1814 when British visitors could travel to visit the Salon.

The Anglo-American painter and President of the Royal Academy Benjamin West exhibited his Death on the Pale Horse at the Salon.

It was the first Salon for Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres the winner of the Prix de Rome the previous the year, who submitted a portrait of a woman.

[2][3] Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson exhibited Ossian Receiving the Ghosts of French Heroes, which he dedicated to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte.

[6] With his Valentine of Milan Mourning her Husband the Duke of Orléans Fleury François Richard, of the Lyon School, arguably exhibited the first Troubadour style painting.