The Empress Josephine Bonaparte relaxing in an elegant Tuileries salon, chatting with a courtier as her entourage of "coquettes" take turns playing the piano.
Several "coquettes of the First Empire" (1804-1815) look on as both foot-soldiers and mounted cavalry celebrate the instatement of Napoleon as the Emperor of France …
Wood engraved illustration (from magazine) by Albert Charpentié after Poirson, dated '87 by artist; mounted uniform figure outdoors in snow, smaller figures in background.