L'Impératrice Eugénie, Gustave Le Gray, 1869

This portrait of the empress eugénie was commissioned by the pasha of egypt, isma'il pasha, from the painter and photographer gustave le gray in 1869 on the occasion of the inauguration of the suez canal. He offered it as a gift to eugénie. The empress subsequently gave the work to her god-daughter, madame pietri, who had accompanied eugénie on the journey to egypt. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1869. Dimensions: 120 x 100 cm. Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Eugènie de Montijo, Emperor of the French (1826–1920). Collection: Private collection. Empress Eugenie by Gustave Le Gray (gift from Isma'il Pasha)