Catherine noele worlee (1762-1835) was born in tranquebar. She married george francis grand in 1778 and separated following a scandal. She then moved to paris as a mistress of a wealthy banker. Later lived charles maurice talleyrand-perigord and came to be called a princess. In 1802 napoleon bonaparte to marry and a legal divorce from george grand was obtained and she was married on 9 september 1802. This painting was made by elizabeth vigee le brun (1783) metropolitan museum. Date: 1783.
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