Lady of the Court of Napoléon I 1804

"Lady of the Court of Napoléon I" is a portrait created by Jean-Baptiste Isabey in 1804. The work, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, showcases Isabey's signature delicate style, using black and white chalk with touches of watercolor on paper. The subject, an unnamed woman, is adorned with a fashionable hairstyle and a jeweled headband, suggesting her position within the elite court of Napoleon Bonaparte. This intimate portrait captures the refined elegance of early 19th-century French society.