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Source Description
Born Marie-Josèph-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Trois-Islets, Martinique, she married Alexandre de Beauharnais. As his widow, she married Bonaparte in 1796. As Empress, her extravagance, rumored infidelity, and failure to bear Napoleon a male heir, caused Napoleon to annul their marriage in 1810. Retaining the title of empress, Josephine retired to Malmaison, where she continued to entertain in high style. Czar Alexander I was her benefactor until her death.
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Document identity
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7667
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The Empress Josephine (1763-1814)
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object
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Source metadata
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7667
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object
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normalized
title
The Empress Josephine (1763-1814)
description
Born Marie-Josèph-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Trois-Islets, Martinique, she married Alexandre de Beauharnais. As his widow, she married Bonaparte in 1796. As Empress, her extravagance, rumored infidelity, and failure to bear Napoleon a male heir, caused Napoleon to annul their marriage in 1810. Retaining the title of empress, Josephine retired to Malmaison, where she continued to entertain in high style. Czar Alexander I was her benefactor until her death.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
medallions (medals)
portraits
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Bottom center: David; [Inscription] On left: Lapagerie Bonaparte; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
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bronze
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4989
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EAN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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054fb2b15bb5473e