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picture: 1806 Empress Josephine bust portrait by Henri Francois Riesener
published by: gogm1
This is at the Châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, Malmaison.***
Her ruff-like standing lace collar was called a chérusque; it was standard in Napoleonic court dress.***
Napoleon's less-than-ideal first wife and Queen Hortense's mom.*
Beginning her Wikipedia article: "Joséphine de Beauharnais (Les Trois-Ilets, Martinique, 23 June 1763 – Rueil-Malmaison, 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and thus the first Empress of the French. Through her daughter, Hortense, she was the maternal grandmother of Napoléon III. Through her son, she was the great-grandmother of the latest Swedish and Danish kings and queens, as well as the last Queen of Greece. Further, the current reigning houses of Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg descend from her.
picture: Hortense de Beauharnais by François Gérard
published by: gogm1
This shows how to ornament a simple dress. She wears a subdued chérusque, a ruff-like collar framing the decolletage, and a gold chain waistline belt as well as necklace, earrings, and tiara.