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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 The Divorce of the Empress Josephine

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1831 Author/Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Place Written: England Type: Engraving Date: 1851 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One engraving entitled, "The Divorce of the Empress Josephine." Depicting Napoleon Bonaparte divorcing his wife, Josephine. Engraved by John Sartain after an original by Henri Frederic Schopin.

Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821
Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Schopin, Henri, Frederic, 1804-1880
Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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