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Lot 12

[MILITARIA, FRANCE] French Captain Portrait Miniature

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Portrait of a French captain

Watercolor and gouache bone or celluloid

19th century

Diam. 3 in., framed to 5 1/2 x 6 in.

Contemporary or near-contemporary wood frame

A young French man poses in his uniform. He wears a blue and white habit-veste with a high, red collar. Based on his gold epaulettes, he was most likely a captain. Pinned to his chest are two medals, most likely the Legion of Honour (left) and the Decoration of the Lily (right). While this officer looks strikingly similar to a young Napoleon III, his uniform dates him a few decades earlier than Napoleon III.

[Art, Fine Art, Portrait Miniature, Paintings, 19th Century, French Revolution, France, Napoleon]

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Slight warping to the painting's varnish on lower left

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