Josephine Collection

Programme cover for Paris Qui Revue
Programme for Paris Qui Revue starring Josephine Baker at the Casino de Paris, Paris, 1930. Artwork by Zig Date: 1930

Josephine Baker (1906-1975) French singer in her dressing room at Alexandra Palace before taking part in a BBC cabaret show called Cafe Continental

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and his family
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France (1769-1821), pictured with his two wives, Empress Josephine (de Beauharnais) (1763-1814) and Empress Marie-Louise (of Austria) (1791-1847)

1920s France La Vie Parisienne Magazine Plate

Carlotta Grisi / Giselle
CARLOTTA GRISI (Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi) Italian ballet dancer, seen here in Giselle

Napoleon Meets Josephine
Josephine Beauharnais is enjoying a sorbet in Vellonis ice-cream parlour when her friend Teresa Tallien presents a young officer, Napoleon Bonaparte

Baker doing Charleston
THE ORIGINAL CHARLESTON as danced by Josephine Baker at the Folies-Bergere, Paris

Josephine Baker singing to British Factory Workers
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) singing to British Factory Workers for ENSA (The Entertainments National Service Association) in July 1951, her first visit to England since the end of WW2. Date: 1951

Josephine Baker / 1927
JOSEPHINE BAKER Folies Bergere dancer

Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor of France at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Esther Bruce & her father Joseph Bruce in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother

Lady Castellani and her daughter Lady Lampson
Josephine, nÚÑáStead (1875-1974), Lady Castellani, Wife of Sir Aldo Castellani; daughter of George Ambler Stead with her daughter Lady Jacqueline Lampson (1910-2015), wife of Sir Miles Lampson

The Hand-Writing upon the Wall, James Gillray, 1803. Napoleon and Josephine, guarded by French soldiers, enjoy a feast of English riches. Napoleon looks on at writing

American sheet music cover for Come Josephine in My Flying Machine, with music by Fred Fisher
SHEET MUSIC COVER, 1910. American sheet music cover for Come Josephine in My Flying Machine, with music by Fred Fisher and lyrics by Alfred Bryan, 1910

The Rocky Twins in Europe, early 1930s outside the Royal Orfeum Theatre where they were appearing in a show with Josephine Baker early 1930s

Debutantes Curtsying
Debutantes learning to curtsy at the famous Josephine Bradley School, preparing to be presented at Buckingham Palace and other High Society events, at the start of the Season. Date: 1930s

Josephine (Pape)
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER BEAUHARNAIS DE LA PAGERIE empress of France, first wife of Napoleon, at the door of his room... Not tonight, Josephine !

Rock snails from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837
5855241 Rock snails from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837,; (add.info.: Murex gyrinus, Murex lotorium, Murex cutaceus)

China aster, Callistephus chinensis
5855162 China aster, Callistephus chinensis; (add.info.: China aster, Callistephus chinensis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Divorce of Napoleon and Josephine, 1810
3478950 Divorce of Napoleon and Josephine, 1810; (add.info.: Divorce of Napoleon and Josephine, 1810. Josephine agreed to the divorce so the Emperor could remarry in the hope of having an heir)

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804, Hand-coloured engraving
543736 Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804, Hand-coloured engraving.; (add.info.: Napoleon placing the crown on Empress Josephine.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans, and black crowned crane, Balearica pavonina
5855166 Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans, and black crowned crane, Balearica pavonina; (add.info.: Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans, and black crowned crane)

Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus, and greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
5855159 Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus, and greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros; (add.info.: Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus, and greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros)

Cornation of Napoleon I and Empress Josephine, 2 December 1804. Hand-coloured engraving
543791 Cornation of Napoleon I and Empress Josephine, 2 December 1804. Hand-coloured engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Short-tailed field-tyrant, Muscigralla brevicauda, and Pacific robin (Norfolk Island), Petroica multicolor
5855196 Short-tailed field-tyrant, Muscigralla brevicauda, and Pacific robin (Norfolk Island), Petroica multicolor; (add.info.: Short-tailed field-tyrant, Muscigralla brevicauda)

Red rock crab, Grapsus grapsus, and spider crab, Maia squinado
5855157 Red rock crab, Grapsus grapsus, and spider crab, Maia squinado; (add.info.: Red rock crab, Grapsus grapsus, and spider crab, Maia squinado)

Gray four-eyed opossum and Linnaeus' mouse opossum
5855227 Gray four-eyed opossum and Linnaeus' mouse opossum; (add.info.: Gray four-eyed opossum, Didelphis opossum, and Linnaeus' mouse opossum, Marmosa murina)

Palm Springs daisy, Cladanthus arabicus
5855164 Palm Springs daisy, Cladanthus arabicus; (add.info.: Palm Springs daisy, Cladanthus arabicus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural)

Florestina pedata
5855163 Florestina pedata; (add.info.: Florestina pedata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837)

Spiny lobster, Panulirus homarus, and mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis
5855156 Spiny lobster, Panulirus homarus, and mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis; (add.info.: Spiny lobster, Panulirus homarus, and mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis)

The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay
5856314 The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay.; (add.info.: The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay)

Josephine, Marie-Josephe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, called (1763-1814). Empress of France through her wedding to
CUL4869936 Josephine, Marie-Josephe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, called (1763-1814). Empress of France through her wedding to Napoleon (1796-1809).; MURAT, Joachim (1767-1815)

Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon) (1808-1873)
3618247 Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon) (1808-1873); (add.info.: Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon) (1808-1873). Emperor of the French (1852-1870)

Celebrations marking the cornation of Napoleon I and Empress Josephine, 2 December 1804, Paris. Engraving
543796 Celebrations marking the cornation of Napoleon I and Empress Josephine, 2 December 1804, Paris. Engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ceremonial robes worn by Josephine at the coronation of Napoleon, 2 December 1804. Hand-coloured engraving
543673 Ceremonial robes worn by Josephine at the coronation of Napoleon, 2 December 1804. Hand-coloured engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis
5855168 Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis; (add.info.: Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Blue daisy, Felicia amelloides
5855161 Blue daisy, Felicia amelloides; (add.info.: Blue daisy, Felicia amelloides. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence)

Hortense Beauharnais, Queen consort of Holland, daughter of Josephine 1783-1837
FLO4572805 Hortense Beauharnais, Queen consort of Holland, daughter of Josephine 1783-1837. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Josephine de Beauharnais , 1763 to 1814. First wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, and first Empress of the French
2915306 Josephine de Beauharnais , 1763 to 1814. First wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, and first Empress of the French. Illustration from the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1904.; Photo

Josephine, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Josephine, between 1880 and 1899

Josephine Baker with her pet cheetah
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) - American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent - taking her pet cheetah for a walk. Date: 1931

Josephine Baker with her pet cheetah at Deauville, France
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) - American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent - with her pet cheetah at Deauville, France. Date: 1930

Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame of Paris 2nd dec 1804, 19th century (engraving)
543801 Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame of Paris 2nd dec 1804, 19th century (engraving) by Dorgez (fl.1780-1814); (add.info.: Sacred Festival and Coronation of their Imperial Majesties)

A Royal Divorce, a Story of Waterloo, by W G Wills, first produced at the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, 1 May and the Olympic Theatre, 10 September 1891

Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1763-1814. In the grand costume of the empress, purple velvet manteau and dress embroidered in silver

Sketch cover - Josephine Baker
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of dancer and entertainer, Josephine Baker (1906-1975) by Mrs Leslie Cotton. Date: 1931

Empress Josephine (The Coronation of Napoleon, Detail). Artist: David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825)
Empress Josephine (The Coronation of Napoleon, Detail). Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Masbrough - Josephine Road - Rotherham

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"Josephine: A Captivating Icon of 1920s France" Step into the enchanting world of Josephine, as she graces the programme cover for Paris Qui Revue. This vivacious performer, known to many as Josephine Baker, captivated audiences with her mesmerizing talent and magnetic presence. In a time when France was still recovering from the aftermath of World War I, Josephine emerged as a symbol of resilience and joy. Just like Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and his family did in their era, she brought light to a nation yearning for hope. Her fame soared through the pages of La Vie Parisienne Magazine Plate in 1920s France. With every graceful step reminiscent of Carlotta Grisi's iconic role in Giselle, Josephine danced her way into hearts worldwide. But it wasn't just her dancing that made her an icon; it was also her audacity to challenge societal norms. Like when Napoleon met Josephine centuries before, she fearlessly pushed boundaries by embracing new dance styles such as the Charleston. Not only did she entertain audiences on stage but offstage too. She sang soul-stirring melodies to British factory workers during their lunch breaks—her voice echoing through factories filled with hardworking individuals seeking solace amidst industrial chaos. Just like the Sacred Festival and Coronation of their Imperial Majesties in Paris back in 1804 (1806), where opulence reigned supreme under Napoleon's rule; Josephine exuded elegance wherever she went. Her radiant personality shone brightly alongside images capturing moments from this grand event. In 1927, while donning extravagant costumes akin to those worn by Lady Castellani and her daughter Lady Lampson during their heyday; Josephine continued to leave an indelible mark on history. Her performances were nothing short of extraordinary - captivating audiences with each note sung or move executed flawlessly.