Lot Essay
Louis Napoleon, younger brother of Napoleon I married Hortense de Beauharnais in 1802 (see lot 306). He was made King of Holland in 1806 and ruled until 1810. He died in Liverno.
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Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Holland (1778-1846), facing left in white coat with brown facings, gold epaulettes, white shirt and black stock, wearing the blue moiré sash and the breast star of the Reunion of Holland and the badge of the Legion of Honour
Details
LOUIS HENRI DE FONTENAY (b. 1800)
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Holland (1778-1846), facing left in white coat with brown facings, gold epaulettes, white shirt and black stock, wearing the blue moiré sash and the breast star of the Reunion of Holland and the badge of the Legion of Honour
signed and dated 'Lh: de Fontenay 1852' (mid-left)
oval, 43/8 in. (110 mm.) high, rectangular ormolu frame with ribbon and bow cresting
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Holland (1778-1846), facing left in white coat with brown facings, gold epaulettes, white shirt and black stock, wearing the blue moiré sash and the breast star of the Reunion of Holland and the badge of the Legion of Honour
signed and dated 'Lh: de Fontenay 1852' (mid-left)
oval, 43/8 in. (110 mm.) high, rectangular ormolu frame with ribbon and bow cresting
Provenance
A handwritten label states on the reverse that this miniature was presented to Samuel Cartwright by Prince Louis Napoleon in 1852.