Alexandre de Beauharnais was imprisoned in the Luxembourg palace in March 1794. His wife and his children, Eugène and Hortense, never came to see him. This scene is thus completely imaginary.
This work forms part of the Eugène de Beauharnais exhibition.
Visit of Josephine (sic) de Beauharnais to her husband Alexandre held at the Luxembourg palace
Artist(s) : VIGER Hector
- Date :
- Salon of 1867
- Technique :
- Oil on wood panel
- Dimensions :
- H = 0.730 m, L = 0.575 m
- Place held :
- Malmaison, musée national du château
- Photo credit :
- RMN-D.Arnaudet