An albumen print of Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-91)

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An albumen print of Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-91)
in a square ormolu easel frame with applied bees with Imperial Eagle surmount
2in. (57mm.) diam.; a Lady, full face in black dress with lace collar, her dark hair in ringlets; landscape background (Continental School, late 19th Century)
on paper
oval, 5.1/8in. (130mm.) high; an albumen print of a Gentleman, in frame with ribbon surmount; two overpainted photographs: of a young Child and a Gentleman; and a print of Charles Henri Comte d'Estaing
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Lot Essay

Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte, known as 'Plon-Plon', was born in Trieste and grew up in Italy. He entered military service in Wrttemberg in 1837. He was expelled from France in 1845 for republicanism. In 1851 he was named successor to Napoleon III. He married the Princess Clotilda, daughter of Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia in 1859; by whom he had two sons and a daughter. The death of the Prince Imperial in 1879 made him head of the family and in 1886, as pretender to the throne, he was exiled from France with his eldest son.

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