"Blaise Heraud, 'chef de bataillon' of the 45th Infantry Regiment and his wife"

Description: PLEASE READ SHIPPING DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING! To learn more about us please click on our profile 800x600 Normal 0 21 false false false DE-AT X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The final identification of the married couple depicted on this miniature (the husband looks about 45/50 years old, his wife is surely a bit younger) was preceded by the in-depth search through the annual issues of "Annuaire official des officiers de l'armée active", namely for the period between 1822 and 1830 (the husband's uniform was introduced on May8, 1822, bearing of (his) cross of the Royal Order of St. Louis was not allowed after the July Revolution of 1830). The husband wears a uniform (introduced in May of 1822 as we said above) of a "chef de bataillon" of the line infantry of the French Royal Army. His rose collar was a distinctive of one of eight regiments in total: nos. 13-16 and nos. 45-48. We checked all officer lists of these eight regiments from all the years of the aforementioned period and found only three "chefs de bataillon", who were in possession of only (!) the Chevalier Cross of St. Louis (each of them was awarded in the late 1810s). Their names were: - chef de bataillon of the 13th Regiment, Huguet Annet de Bonniol (1774-1848). He left the active service in 1823, at the age of 49 years. Since 1802 he was married to Marie Jeanne Imbert de Tremiolles (1786-1876). In 1823 she was 37 years old. - chef de bataillon of the 45th Regiment, Pierre André Marie de Gyves, comte de Greuzy (1769-1837). In 1822 (new uniform!) he was already 53 years old. He retreated from the service in 1833, at some point being awarded the Chevalier Cross of the Legion of Honor (in any case not earlier than 1827!). Since 1806 he was married to Constance de Ponteves, which means that in 1822 she was at least 32 (if not older). - chef de bataillon of the 45th Regiment, Blaise Heraud (1775-1852). Oops! He was promoted to this rank on February 12, 1823 at the age of 48. A perfect reason to order this double portrait, showing him with new epaulettes of a senior officer! We are sure that this officer is our man. His wife (since 1816) was Mary Corney (1790-1867). In 1823 she was 33 years old. 48 and 33 - full accordance with the visual ages of both our sitters! In 1824 or 1825 he was also awarded the Chevalier Cross of the Legion of Honor. But this happened already after our miniature was made. Provenance: French private collection Condition: fairly good; in original frame (not inspected out of the frame) Creation Year: 1823 Measurements: UNFRAMED: 6.5 cm x 6.7 cm / 2.6" x 2.6" inches *Framed measurements will be provided upon request. Object Type: Framed miniature Style: Portrait miniatures Technique: watercolor on organic wafer (rectangular) Inscription: - Creator: French SchoolCreator Dates: - Nationality: French Themes:FRENCH FEMALE PORTRAIT MALE PORTRAIT COUPLE GROUP PORTRAIT DOUBLE PORTRAIT RESTORATION FAMILY PORTRAIT UNIFORM MILITARY PORTRAIT STORY MILITARY GENERAL SHIPPING OPTIONS: We ship priority registered regular Austrian mail within 48 hours after your purchase. Usually, shipping with regular Austrian mail takes 10-14 days (USA / Worldwide), 3-7days (Europe) and 1-2 days (Austria). Not depending on us (due to local customs, local post, etc) delivery may take longer. ***OBS: Austrian mail refunds cases of loss or damage with maximum EUR 500. The shipping cost here is for an external full insurance of the item! PROFESSIONALLY PACKED (by Mail Boxes Etc.) and fully insured (INCLUDES INSURANCE OF FRAME) expedited service is available upon request and subject to EXTRA CHARGES. When contacting us please refer to item #44245 lujuni22

Price: 2306.25 USD

Location: Wien

End Time: 2024-11-28T10:11:59.000Z

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