ANTOINE-CLAUDE FLEURY, signed and dated 1793

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ANTOINE-CLAUDE FLEURY, signed and dated 1793

General Baron Thouvenot standing by a cannon and pointing to the right, his left hand resting on his sword, with receding powdered curly hair, wearing a gold-embroidered blue uniform with gold epaulettes and a white silk waistcoat with gilt-copper belt -- 73 mm diam., octagonal gilt-metal frame.

Provenance

André Lévi Collection (in 1935).

Exhibited

Deux siècles de gloire militaire 1610-1814, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, April-June 1935, nr 657, illustr.

Lot Essay

Pierre, Baron Thouvenot (Toul 1757-1817) commanded the Belgian Artillery in 1792 and became chef d'état-major of the Dutch Army in 1793. In 1801, he was chef de brigade in Saint-Domingo and served subsequently in Germany and in Spain. He retired in 1815.

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