"Presented by Napoleon on 1st May 1815 to the Hon. Anne Seymour Damer, sculptress, on receiving from her a bust of Charles James Fox, promised to him at the time of the Treaty of Amiens in 1802."
1815 (before)
"The signature on the painted miniature is for Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Duchesne de Gisors (1770-1856), a miniature painter who exhibited at the Salon 1802-42.
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Diplomatic gifts were as important for Napoleon as any other ruler and during his first year as Consul he directed that “the customary present from the French government to foreign ministes witll be a gold box …decorated with diamonds” (Directive of 7 Thermidor, Year VIII)." daqui
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