SCHOOL OF LOUIS BERTIN PARANT (MERS, 1768 - PARIS, 1851) Napoleon and Empress Marie-Louise in profile and in Antique style in imitation of a cameo Pairing with General La Fayette and his wife Adrienne de Noailles, both disrobed Identification on reverse Pair of miniatures on porcelain, 19th century, gilt brass hoops According to the position of the laurels framing this pair, the two couples, instead of facing each other, turn their backs to each other: is this a political intention? Gilbert Motier de La Fayette (1757-1834), a hero of the American War of Independence and a leading figure in the French Revolution, is associated here in the pantheon of history with Napoleon, but kept out of the limelight during the Empire. He rallied to Napoleon during the Hundred Days in 1815 and in 1830 helped bring King Louis-Philippe to the throne. Diam. 6.7 cm (Bleaching and oxidation around the rim of the first one)