Pauline Bonaparte, née Paolina, french princess
Second daughter of Charles-Marie Bonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino
and the prefered sister of Napoléon Bonaparte.
Born 20 octobre 1780 in Ajaccio and died 9 june 1825 in Florence.

Married first to general Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc.
She had affaires with soldiers and officers during his frequent absences.
She treated her husband in his last days of yellow fever.
She then married Camille Borghèse, a roman prince.
She is well known for her beauty and posed for the statue called Vénus Victrix, made by Canova.




Strange enough, this miniature painting on ivory is also known as "The Greek Beauty" or in German "Die schöne Griechin".

painting: waterbased on an ivory chip
ivory frame with inlay
dimension frame vertically: 101 mm
dimension inside ring: 46 mm
thick 88mm
convex glass
signed
suspension ring





stock number 359