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Lot Essay
Longtemps désigné comme le portrait d’un pacha, ce daguerréotype finement réhaussé de bleu, or et blanc, représenterait plutôt un sous-officier de spahis algériens, très probablement un maréchal des logis, reconnaissable à ses galons. Créés en 1834 comme corps de cavalerie indigène au service de la France, les spahis sont progressivement réorganisés sous le règne de Louis-Philippe, avant d’être constitués en trois régiments par ordonnance royale du 21 juillet 1845.
L’uniforme du modèle présente les caractéristiques des tenues de spahis du temps de Louis-Philippe. Cette identification permet de situer la plaque dans les années 1840-1850, avant le règlement de 1858 qui fixe précisément la composition de l’uniforme des spahis et en codifie les principaux éléments, dont les formes perdureront jusqu’à la Première Guerre mondiale.
Long identified as the portrait of a pasha, this delicately hand-colored daguerreotype, enhanced with touches of blue, gold, and white, most likely depicts a non-commissioned officer of the Algerian Spahis, probably a maréchal des logis (sergeant), identifiable by his rank insignia. Created in 1834 as a corps of indigenous cavalry in French service, the Spahis were gradually reorganized under the reign of Louis-Philippe, before being formally constituted into three regiments by royal ordinance on July 21, 1845.
The sitter’s uniform displays the characteristics of Spahi dress during the July Monarchy. This identification allows the plate to be dated to the 1840s or 1850s, prior to the 1858 regulations that precisely standardized the composition of the Spahi uniform and codified its principal features, many of which would remain in use until the First World War.
L’uniforme du modèle présente les caractéristiques des tenues de spahis du temps de Louis-Philippe. Cette identification permet de situer la plaque dans les années 1840-1850, avant le règlement de 1858 qui fixe précisément la composition de l’uniforme des spahis et en codifie les principaux éléments, dont les formes perdureront jusqu’à la Première Guerre mondiale.
Long identified as the portrait of a pasha, this delicately hand-colored daguerreotype, enhanced with touches of blue, gold, and white, most likely depicts a non-commissioned officer of the Algerian Spahis, probably a maréchal des logis (sergeant), identifiable by his rank insignia. Created in 1834 as a corps of indigenous cavalry in French service, the Spahis were gradually reorganized under the reign of Louis-Philippe, before being formally constituted into three regiments by royal ordinance on July 21, 1845.
The sitter’s uniform displays the characteristics of Spahi dress during the July Monarchy. This identification allows the plate to be dated to the 1840s or 1850s, prior to the 1858 regulations that precisely standardized the composition of the Spahi uniform and codified its principal features, many of which would remain in use until the First World War.