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[FRENCH REVOLUTION] National Guard Artilleryman Portrait Miniature

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Portrait of an artilleryman from the National Guard

Miniature on bone or celluloid

1791

Diam. 2 3/4 in.

Circular brass frame.

"Collection Militaire / Bernard Franck" paper coat of arms affixed to verso, alongside period ink inscription: "Artillere de la Garde Nationale / 1791".

Provenance: Bernard Franck (1848-1924) (Collection label to verso, numbered 354).

A handsome portrait of a French artilleryman in uniform with red epaulettes holding a brush and palette in the middle of painting a portrait. The label identifies the officer as a member of the nascent National Guard, first organized during the French Revolution, with the Marquis de Lafayette elected as its first commander-in-chief on 14 July 1789. In October 1791, all active citizens were obliged to enlist in the National Guard.

Bernard Franck (1848-1924) was a Parisian veteran of the Franco-Prussian War for which he was awarded the Médaille Militaire. A prodigious collector, he especially prized miniature portraits of military subjects, such as this fine example.

[Art, Fine Art, Portrait Miniature, Paintings, 18th Century, French Revolution, France]

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The Bernard Franck Collection of Miniature Portraits

Decorative Art, Jewelry, & Collectibles

[FRENCH REVOLUTION] National Guard Artilleryman Portrait Miniature

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