The oracle bone 將 shows a hand holding a piece of meat over a fire — the general as the one who controls the offering, who decides what is sacrificed. Napoleon does not conquer; he presides over sacrifice.

The oracle bone 馬 is the horse drawn whole — mane flying, eye wide, legs in motion. No abstraction, just the animal caught mid-stride. David painted Napoleon\'s horse rearing on command. The character remembers what the horse actually is.