An early portrait of
Josephine de Beauharnais
The man had a large family of brothers and sisters. His greatest regret was that his first wife, Josephine, could not give him an heir. She, too, regretted her inability to conceive, though she tried many remedies and spas.
Portrait artists of the period—famous Le Brun and Jacques Louis David—painted many of them.
Who was loveliest?
Who was most notorious?
Today, we have a selection of those ladies who influenced Court, banking, fashion—and scandal!
Oh, you tell us what you think.
Here are your selections.
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| Desiree Clary, Queen of Sweden |
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| Napoleon's mother, Madame Mere |
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| Sister Pauline Bonaparte |
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| Caroline Bonaparte, sister |
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| Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of Josephine |
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| Madame Julie Recamier, wife of a banker, Society darling |
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| Empress Marie Louise with her son, Napoleon II, King of Rome |
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