France, Second Republic. A Framed Hand-Painted Portrait of Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1850 GTRexclude Footnote: The Royal Merit Order

Footnote: The Royal Merit Order of St Michael was instituted in 1693 by Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

The Legion of Merit is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements

maker marked "Jules FONSON Bruxelles Brussel" on the inside lid

surrounded by a green enamelled ring

the document dated at Paris on May 2

France, Second Republic. A Framed Hand-Painted Portrait of Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte, c. 1850 GTRexclude Footnote: The Royal Merit OrderA delicately hand painted portrait of the Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, behind a slightly domed piece of glass and contained in a circular wooden frame with a gold painted inner ring, the reverse with a paper backer consisting of a newspaper snipped, along with a twisted hook for suspension from a wall, measuring 120 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.