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Rose Josephine Bonaparte
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The third example, set in a small box, shows a portrait of a woman which was used more often in the art period as a pictorial representation. There are obvious similarities with a portrait of Rose Josephine Bonaparte. The micro-image is a typical flower wreath as Guiseppe Maria Bonzanigo was able to produce it.
It is known from literature that Guiseppe Maria Bonzanigo and the Empress Bonaparte were acquainted. G. M. Bonzanigo was given a building by the French state. He probably worked directly for Napoleon. One of G. M. Bonzanigo's works showing the Empress is in the Louvre in Paris. It is very likely that the depiction is of the Empress Rose Josephine Bonaparte.
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