Women have without a doubt played an important part in the life of Napoleon, the best known probably being Josephine de Beauharnais with who inspired his greatest passion. In a new exhibition in Verviers, Belgium, twelve Napoleonic women were selected to illustrate the life of Napoleon, from his birth in 1769 to his death in 1821. Works of art, paintings and other curious or rare items punctuate a sequence of spaces devoted to women Napoleon's life in chronological order.
Tourist Centre of Wool and Fashion,
Rue de la Chapelle,
304800 Verviers,
Belgium
10 October 2015 – 28 February 2016
Full presentation here (pdf in french)
Langue(s) : French