ATG letter: The impressive Princess Pauline was every inch a Bonaparte
MADAM: I refer to the article (ATG No 2410) on a necklace and bracelet composed of 1st and 2nd century Roman gold Aurei coins said to have been commissioned by the Emperor Napoleon as a gift for his sister the Princess Pauline Borghese.
Napoleon certainly saw himself as a 19th century incarnation of the Caesars so such a gift may wel…