Empress Josephine - Brought to Life from her Portrait
Empress Josephine recreation from the portrait by Robert Levefre, 1805
If you haven’t already, check out the Napoleon post from yesterday as well as the full Napoleon & Josephine history & recreations video on YouTube (link in bio).
Despite having many portraits created, Josephine’s appearance is a bit mysterious. Each portrait of her looks just slightly different. They all show a woman with delicate features - deepset eyes with visible lids, a long and sharp nose, and a small mouth with a pointed chin.
For my recreation, I used this version of her by Robert Lefevre, painted in 1805. For some reason this one looks the most real and natural to me, kind of finding a medium spot between varying depictions of her features.