Artist(s):
after Augustin, Jean Baptiste Jacques (1759-1832)
Composed Title English:
Eleonore Denuelle de la Plaigne.
Inscription:
ELEONORE LAPLAIGNE | (Dame REVEL, dame AUGER, comtesse de LUXBOURG)| 1787-1867 (?) / SON PORTRAIT PEINT PAR AUGUSTIN | (Appartenait a M. le baron Larrey)
Description:
Portrait of Eleonore Denuelle de la Plaigne. She was a reader (lectrice) in Josephine's court before she became Napoleon's mistress. She gave him a son, Count Léon. Among the emperor's mistresses, she holds a special place as she was the first to show him that he was not sterile, which led to Napoleon's divorce from Josephine.
Original Work:
Eleonore Denuelle de la Plaigne.
byAugustin, Jean Baptiste Jacques (1759-1832)
Subject Heading(s):
Denuelle de la Plaigne, Eleonore (1778-1868)
Related Works:
Augustin, Jean Baptiste Jacques (1759-1832); 'Eleonore Denuelle de la Plaigne.'
LocNo:
Added Location:
after p. 148