[JOSÉPHINE (de Beauharnais, 1763-1814, First wife of Napoleon I, Empress Josephine)]

Piece of Embroidered Silk Brocade, a beautifully worked flower on silk, mounted on a board annotated in pencil "Silk Brocade worn by Josephine wife of Napolean I" and the address in the corner "Camden House, Chislehurst, Kent", with a note that it was formerly the property of William REDMORE BIGG R.A. (1755-1818, Painter, pupil of Edward PENNY R. A.), 4" x 5"

Camden House became the home of the Emperor Napoleon III of France (nephew to Napoleon Bonaparte) after his exile from France in 1871 to join his wife, the Empress Eugenie and their son the Prince Imperial who had come here the year before. Chislehurst became the site of the French Court in exile.

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Stock No:  39776