Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (1784-1860), wearing white uniform of the Westphalian Infantry and the red ribbon, star and badge of the Grand Eagle of the Légion d'Honneur, watercolour on ivory, signed Aubry on the obverse, 4.2cm high

Footnotes

Aubry was a pupil of Vincent and Isabey. In turn, he taught many important artists including Saint, Millet, Le Gros, Delacluze and Meuret. He painted many important members of the French court, including Jérôme and his wife, Pauline Bonaparte and the Empress Joséphine. For an enamelled version of this portrait see Bonhams, Fine Portrait Miniatures, 5th November 2002, lot 115.

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Ф	Item contains or is made of ivory
	This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.
Y	CITES
	Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.

A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF JÉRÔME BONAPARTE BY LOUIS FRANÇOIS AUBRY (FRENCH, 1767-1851)

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