After Franz Xaver WINTERHALTER (Germany, Menzenschwand, 1805 - Frankfurt am Main, 1873). Official portraits of the emperor Napoleon III and his wife the empress Eugenie. Pair of oil on canvas. Height : 117 cm 117 cm - Width : 89 cm These paintings are copies of works by Franz-Xaver Winterhalter presented at the 1855 Salon. The original paintings no longer exist today. They adorned the Tuileries Palace in Paris and most likely disappeared, along with the Palace, during the events of the Commune in May 1871. These official copies of the time are beautifully made.