.. his wife Stephanie, adopted daughter of Napoleon I, remained a widow the rest of her life. She converted their estate into a salon for artists and intellectuals, and enjoyed that community until her death at age 71 in 1860.
(portrait: Stephanie’s youngest daughter Marie Amelie in the 1860’s. Note the modesty shawl similar to the fichu of the 1790’s and early 1800’s.. that wide open bodice throughout history was just a little too uncovered for many women in history)