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Adelina, Empress of Hayti, in her Coronation Robes, 1856. Creator: Unknown.

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Adelina, Empress of Hayti, in her Coronation Robes, 1856. 'Imitating his great prototype, Eaustin took with his own hands the crown from the altar, crowned himself, and then crowned his fair - we mean his black - Adelina. "Long live the Emperor!" "Long live the Empress!" now resounded on all sides, and this solemn farce was concluded'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

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