Madame Defly (1785-1875); 1863; French; Paris; Cast bronze; Diameter: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Sculpture-Bronze; Madame Defly was reader to Princess Mathilde Bonaparte; cousin of Emperor Napoleon III. Through Princess Mathilde; the sculptor Carpeaux gained entr閑 to the imperial court. His medallion of Madame Defly at seventy-three; although she was not at all famous; is so winning that it proved to be one of his most popular creations