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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/61
TitleThe Progress of the Empress Josephine
Date20 Apr 1808
DescriptionEight portraits of Josephine, arranged over two rows. They are, top row, left to right:
'A Planters Daughter'. A stocky woman in a simple dress.
'A French Countess'. Ornately dressed, with feathers in her hair.
'A Widow'. Dressed all in black.
'A Prisoner'. Manacled and chained.

Bottom row, from left to right:
'A Loose Fish'. Looking coyly from behind a fan.
'Barras's Mistress'. Dancing, dressed in a draped dress and sash.
'A General's Lady'. Dressed in 'military' dress, with a helmet and plumes.
'An Empress'. Fat, and richly dressed, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre and orb.
Extent2 prints
LevelSubSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationWoodward del : C.W. scul

London Pubd April 20th 1808 by Thos Tegg 111 Cheapside
Publication NoteBM Sat 10981
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