The portraits of Joseph Bonaparte
Napoleon nominated his older brother, Joseph, King of Spain, and it is in this royal role that he was depicted by Gérard in a painting that was, as many others by the imperial family’s official painter, copied many times. There are two exemplars kept in Ajaccio: one, which belonged to Madame Mère, in the Salon Napoléonien at the Hôtel de Ville, and the other at the Musée Fesch. Joseph is depicted standing before his throne, with a long blue velvet and ermine mantel and a sceptre, sword and crown, royal symbols, resting on a cushion.
There is another portrait of Joseph at the Maison Bonaparte, this one by Esménard Inès from an original by Kinson: here Joseph is represented in a half–length, three–quarter pose and dressed as a Spanish official.
François Gérard, Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte
Salon Napoléonien of the Hôtel de Ville
Place Foch
Ajaccio
The museum is open according to the following schedule
15 June to 15 September: from 9 AM to 11.45 AM and from 2 PM to 5.45 PM. Closed Monday mornings
16 September to 14 June: from 9.00 AM to 11.45 AM and from 2.00 PM to 4.45 PM. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Admission ticket: full 2.30 euros, groups 1.50 euros
Free admission for those under 15 years of age
http://www.ajaccio.fr/Salons-Napoleoniens_a50.html
François Gérard (atelier), Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte
Musée Fesch
Rue Cardinal Fesch, 50–52
Ajaccio
The museum is open according to the following schedule
From 1 October to 30 April: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 AM to 5 PM; Thursday, Friday and the third Sunday of the month from 12 PM to 5 PM.
From 2 May to 30 September: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10.30 AM to 6 PM; Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 12 PM to 6 PM; Thursdays during the month of August, the museum remains open until 8.30 PM
Day of closure: Tuesdays.
The museum is closed on the following holidays: 25 December, 1 January, 1 November, 11 November, 18 March, Easter Sunday, 1 May.
Admission ticket: full 8.00 euros; reduced 5.00 euros; reduced for tourism operators partnered with the museum 4.00 euros.
http://www.musee-fesch.com/
Esménard Inès, Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte dressed as a Spanish official
Maison Bonaparte
Rue Saint–Charles
Ajaccio
The house–museum is open every day except Mondays according to the following schedule
1 October to 31 March: from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 2 PM to 4.45 PM
1 April to 30 September: from 9 AM to 12 PM and from 2 PM to 6 PM
Admission ticket: full 7 euros from 15 April to 15 October, 6 euros from 31 October to 14 April; reduced 5.50 euros from 15 April to 15 October, 4.50 euros from 31 October to 14 April; group rate (10 person minimum) 6 euros from 15 April to 15 October, 7 euros from 31 October to 14 April
Free admission for those under 26 years of age, for the Friends of the Malmaison and every first Sunday twelve months a year
http://www.musee-maisonbonaparte.fr/
