Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s youngest sister, married Victor Emmanuel Leclerc, the son of a rich miller. Napoleon promoted him to Brigadier General but the marriage was short lived as Leclerc died of yellow fever whilst in San Domingo (Haiti). Within a year Pauline made a promising match with Prince Camillo Borghese, one of the richest aristocrats in Italy.
- TitlePortrait of Pauline Bonaparte
- Object numberB.M.307
- Collection
- Creator
- Production placeFrance
- Date1806 - 1806
- Production periodFirst Empire
- School/styleFrench
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- Material
- Technique
- Dimensions
- Length: 71.9 cm
- Width: 52.5 cm
- Length: With frame 88.4 cm
- Width: With frame 75.2 cm
- Depth: With frame 7 cm