Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Naples 1806-1808 and King of Spain 1808-1813, in black coat with yellow facings with gold buttons, gold epaulettes, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour and the badge and breast-star of the Royal Neapolitan Order of the Two Sicilies

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JOSÉ DE ROXAS Y SARRIO (SPANISH, C. 1780 - AFTER 1817)
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Naples 1806-1808 and King of Spain 1808-1813, in black coat with yellow facings with gold buttons, gold epaulettes, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour and the badge and breast-star of the Royal Neapolitan Order of the Two Sicilies
signed 'Roxas.' (lower right)
oval, 2 1/8 in. (53 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with leaf border

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Lot Essay

For another miniature of this sitter, see lot 255. The Royal Neapolitan Order of the Two Sicilies was founded by Joseph Bonaparte when King of Naples, on 24 February 1808 and kept by his two followers, Joachim Murat and King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.

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