Napolean Bonaparte, from a letter featured in Love Letters of Great Men, Volume 1, orig. published in 2007

Likely commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte

Alfred Tidey (British, 1808-1892) The Music Party, n.d. The key person in this painting is the dark-haired woman hiding at the rear. She is Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, who was known to her friends and family as Betsy. Betsy was born in the United Kingdom in 1802, the younger daughter of William Balcombe, a British East India Company and colonial administrator. In 1814, Betsy's family returned to Saint Helena. There they resided in a cottage called ‘The Briars’. The British East India Company had long held a Royal Charter over Saint Helena, the small volcanic island in the South Atlantic to which Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled by the British Government. When the Emperor and his entourage arrived in 1815, Napoleon’s residence, Longwood House, had not yet been refurbished. Consequently, for two months he was housed in a pavilion near to ‘The Briars’ (the house of the Balcombe family). Although Betsy was fearful of Bonaparte the first time they met, over time, the 13 year old girl and the 47 year old emperor became friends. The French officers and servants were jealous of the young English girl, who addressed Napoleon as “Bony” without being reprimanded by him. In March 1818, the Balcombes left St. Helena and went back to England. She remained in contact with the Bonaparte family all her life.

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Napolean Bonaparte: Trust me, he doesn't.

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