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Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte , (born February 6, 1785, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died April 4, 1879, Baltimore), one of America’s first international celebrities, known for her fashionable clothing, witty remarks, fierce independence, and ties to the Bonapartes of France. She was married briefly to Jérôme Bonaparte, king of Westphalia and youngest brother of Napoleon I. Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of William Patterson, one of the wealthiest merchants in Maryland, and Dorcas Spear, ...

Revisit the golden era of high society sojourns to the coastal resorts of Cannes, Biarritz and Deauville

The country’s National Museum Of History has traveled a long, strange road from viceregal citadel to cultural institution.

Oscar Wilde quipped, “Fashion is ephemeral. Art is eternal. Indeed what is a fashion really? A fashion is ...

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The Japanese artist and the luxury watchmaker take their ongoing collaboration to new heights

SIR – Juliet Samuel is right.

A major Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit rejects beauty and cultivates racial resentment.