Antique Pair, Napoleon's Son, Hand Painted Intaglio Prints in 3" Round Frame, Miniature Portrait art glass All in a compact 11"

All in a compact 11" x 8

if it has the old French control marks

jodhpurs (riding pants) and the top of a riding crop in his gloved hand

and no missing veneers or trim

This is the finest we've offered to date

Antique Pair, Napoleon's Son, Hand Painted Intaglio Prints in 3" Round Frame, Miniature Portrait art glass All in a compact 11"Inexpensive, but SO sweet. These are early 1800s intaglio (engraving) prints that were hand colored and framed. Both images are of the ill fated son of Napoleon Bonaparte and his 2nd wife, Marie Louis, Duchess of Parma (m. 18101821), who was chosen to give Napoleon the Royal heir Josephine could not. An unhappy marriage, and disastrous end to Napoleon, echoed through to his son, who died lonely and chronically ill of consumption at age 21, in care of