His forehead, as far as I could see from the hair over it, is flatter than it is prominent, and the arch of his eyebrows is strong, marked and well curved, such that his forehead protrudes above his nose. His face is more oval than round and very spare. He is small and lean, has a small head, and it seemed to me for such a figure his hands were small and delicate. Nonetheless, there were many spectators and all eyes were on him.
He arrived with Lacepède, the president, roughly in the middle of the session and his presence had no effect on the proceedings. I was attending the First Class at the Institut National when Bonaparte arrived, he having been accepted as a member of the institute the day before.
