Dayton, OH
Details
- Dimensions
- 7.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 9.25ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Engraving
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Red
- Condition Notes
- Good Overall - Light wear to frame; light stains to print. Good Overall - Light wear to frame; light stains to print. less
- Description
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"Antique 19th century Napoleonic hand colored engraving showing Josephine, Empress of France, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Joséphine Bonaparte (French: [ʒozefin … more "Antique 19th century Napoleonic hand colored engraving showing Josephine, Empress of France, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Joséphine Bonaparte (French: [ʒozefin bɔnapaʁt], born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie; 23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was Empress of the French as the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I. She is widely known as Joséphine de Beauharnais (French: [ʒozefin də boaʁnɛ]).
Her marriage to Napoleon was her second. Her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she was imprisoned in the Carmes Prison until five days after his execution. Through her children by Beauharnais, she was the grandmother of the French emperor Napoleon III and the Brazilian empress Amélie of Leuchtenberg. Members of the current royal families of Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Norway and the grand ducal family of Luxembourg also descend from her. Because she did not bear Napoleon any children, he had their marriage annulled in 1810 and married Marie Louise of Austria. Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon, many of which still exist.
A patron of art, Joséphine worked closely with sculptors, painters and interior decorators to establish a unique Consular and Empire style at the Château de Malmaison. She became one of the leading collectors of different forms of art of her time, such as sculpture and painting.[1] The Château de Malmaison was noted for its rose garden, which she supervised closely."
7.5” x 1.5” x 9.25” / Sans Frame - 4.5” x 6.25” (Width x Depth x Height) less
Dayton, OH
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