Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Isabey (Nancy 1767- 1855 Paris)

The wife of Napoleon's general Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763-1813), whom she married in November 1800, Alexandrine Louise Eugenie Moreau (née Hulot) was an intimate friend of Joséphine Bonaparte. A very talented pianist, Mme Moreau is here portrayed by Isabey seated in front of her Erard piano; at left a libretto of Mozart is a reminder of her special affection for the great composer, whose music was then little known in Paris.