1806 Empress Joséphine by Henri-François Riesener (Châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, Malmaison France)

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Photo - Daniel Arnaudet.

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Riesener portrays Joséphine in 1806 wearing a long-sleeve court dress with a more elaborate cherusque and a spectacular necklace. The sleeve ends reach to the middle of her hands. For an image of shoes she wore that look like these, click here.

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