The Empress Josephine (Primary Title)
Court Magazine (Series Title)
Fashion Plate (Object Name)
Unknown (Artist)
Printed beneath image lower left: Ed. Hargrave Sculpt. Printed beneath image in center: The Empress Josephine./ First wife of Napoléon Bonaparte./ Born 1763. Married to Bonaparte 1796. Divorced 1810. Died 1814./ An authentic portrait engraved exclusively for the Court Magazine./ Vol XIX. No. 93 of the series of ancient portraits. 1840./ No. 11 Carey street Lincoln's Inn, London. Inscribed in graphite on verso of blue paper support: Authentic Costume.
Gift of Margaret Dashiell
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