Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French. She married a very loving Bonaparte in 1796, but it was a very realistic Napoleon who disowned her in 1810; she gave him no descendants . Nevertheless, her son Eugène and her daughter Hortense born from a first union with François de Beauharnais, by their marriage, are the direct ancestors of many reigning families in Europe today. Ancient manufacture of Gustave Vertunni, France, circa 1940. Hollow lead figurine. Scale 55mm at the eye line. Overall height: 60 – 65mm.