\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Enchantment and poetic sensibility characterize the work of Prud'hon, who became one of Napoleon and Empress JosephineÆs fav
orite artists. The choice of a mythological theme like the story of Psyche was well suited to the neoclassical inclination that was prevalent during the Napoleonic empire.