Maria Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte 1750-1836. Letizia Buonaparte as Mother of the Emperor Maria Letizia Ramolino, married Letizia Buonaparte, called Madame Mère, was the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Maria Letizia was… Read More
Category: First Empire
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais.
A Favorite Occupation of Joséphine de Beauharnais. French first empire. (England: Regency, Georgian period) Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josephe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie; 1763-1814) was the wife of… Read More
Joséphine de Beauharnais. Pastel By Pierre Prud’hon
Painting of the young Joséphine de Beauharnais (about 1790) before she became the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison (1809) by Pierre Prud’hon.
Empress Josephine At Château de Malmaison 1804.
The Malmaison Castle (Château de Malmaison) in Rueil-Malmaison west of Paris was the residence of Emperor Napoleon and his wife Josephine.
Directoire, first empire fashion c. 1795 -1804
Incroyables and merveilleuses (Incroyables et merveilleuses)
Hat and Sword of Napoleon Bonaparte I.
Of the various hats of Napoleon are for Ex. only about 9 pieces as a known obtained, of which only one of the consular time.
Empire costumes first third of the 19th Century.
First Empire, Regency costumes. First third of the 19th Century. Top row left: Fashion of the year 1814. Right: Fashion of the year 1818. Bottom row left: Fashion of the… Read More
First Empire. German Biedermeier. Women in spencer. Man in Carrick.
Coachman coat. The actor David Garrick let himself customize this jacket in the 18th century as the first
Paris full dresses in 1810. Miscellaneous Observations.
The fashions of London & Paris. (1798‐1806). London