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Lot 25: HENRIETTA MARY ADA WARD

Est: £12,000 GBP - £18,000 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 13, 2010

Item Overview

Description

HENRIETTA MARY ADA WARD 1832 - 1924 FIRST INTERVIEW OF THE DIVORCED EMPRESS JOSEPHINE WITH THE KING OF ROME signed and dated l.r.: Henrietta Ward.1870 oil on canvas 94.5 by 110cm., 37¼ by 43¼in.

Exhibited

Royal Academy, 1870, no.916

Provenance

The Boydell Galleries, Liverpool

Notes

The narrative was taken from Histoire de Napoleon II by Duc de Reichstadt; 'At the sight of this child Josephine experienced profound emotion. She fixed upon him her eyes dimmed with tears... The little Prince returned her affection, and gave himself up, and all the gentleness and amiability of his character... The Emperor heartily thanked Josephine for this testimony of her affection. It was a day of happiness to him.'

Auction Details

Victorian & Edwardian Art

by
Sotheby's
July 13, 2010, 02:00 PM GMT

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