Details
French School, circa 1890
Madame Royale, facing left a white stole over her shoulders, a black cap in her fair hair
blue velvet rectangular frame
2 3/8in. (60mm.) diam.; and two decorative miniatures: of Princess Pauline Borghese, in yellow dress and wearing a tiara; and a Lady, seated reading a letter, pillar and foliage background (3)
Madame Royale, facing left a white stole over her shoulders, a black cap in her fair hair
blue velvet rectangular frame
2 3/8in. (60mm.) diam.; and two decorative miniatures: of Princess Pauline Borghese, in yellow dress and wearing a tiara; and a Lady, seated reading a letter, pillar and foliage background (3)
Further details
Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825), second sister of Napoleon married in 1797 General Leclerc. She married secondly, one year after the premature death of her husband in 1802, Prince Camillo Borghese.