Picture No | 11357643 |
Date | 1945 |
Description | Princess Caraboo and Napoleon by Fortunino Matania |
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Mary Baker (née Willcocks) (1791-1864) a Devonshire cobbler's daughter and noted impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo, Baker pretended to be from a far off island kingdom inveigling herself into society. Pictured here even managing to dupe Napoleon - she stopped at St. Helena on her way to Philadelphia and such was the romance of her highly-coloured story, the ex-Emperor was stirred to kiss her.
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Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania in Britannia and Eve (Old Tales Re-Told), February 1945 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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