Pauline (“Paulette”) moved with her mother to Rome, under the protection of the Pope when all the Bonapartes were exiled from France. Interestingly, that same Pope had been a prisoner of her brother.
When Pauline became gravely ill with tuberculosis, the Pope made her husband Camilio return to her side and stay with her until her death.
(portrait: a much more sedate Paulette, yet very daring in a red gown that hinted at the fashion that would come with the dropped shoulders, simple edging, and tailored bodice, although it was still the basic dress structure of the year of this portrait, 1808)