in gilded wooden frame; on the verso of both inscriptions for hair attributions and the date 29 May 1814. On that date, Napoleon Bonaparte received news in Elba of the death of his first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais, at the ChΓ’teau de Malmaison. Josephine had died following the after-effects of a fever. Napoleon and Josephine, although divorced, had maintained a strong bond.