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
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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 young Napoleon Bonaparte in 1792.
Bonaparte in 1792 as a frequenter of a six-sous Restaurant in Paris.
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.
The stable, 19th century painting.
The stable, 19th century. Original ‘L’etable from Le livre d’or de la peinture, by M. Jean Armengaud. Published in Paris, 1866-1867.
Madame Féron, called La Belle Ferronière. Mistress of François I.
A work of Leonardo da Vinci or attributed to his school, which represents “a Duchess of Mantua”.
Petticoats, corsets and skirt fashion 1862.
Petticoats, corsets and skirt fashion of the Fashion House of Plument.
Jeanne, Comtesse de Toulouse 1220-1271.
Joan of Toulouse was the only daughter of Count Raimund VII of Toulouse and his wife Sancha of Aragon the last Countess of Toulouse and Margravine of Provence.