JEAN PARENT, signed and dated 1815

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JEAN PARENT, signed and dated 1815

Emperor Napoleon I of France (1769-1821) wearing the bottle-green chasseurs-à-cheval uniform with red collar, white waistcoat and gold épaulettes, decorated with the red sash, the silver breast-star and the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Légion d'honneur, and the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Iron Crown; stormy sky background; oval -- 68 mm high, very fine rectangular gilt-bronze frame with foliate spandrels and pierced scrolling anthemion surmount.

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The backing paper of the miniature is inscribed: "Ce portrait est estimé douze Cents francs il est un des plus ressemblans qui existe et a été donné par Napoléon en 1815".

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