An officer of the Guard Caucasion-Mountaineer half squadron

Details

Adolphe Ladurner (1798-1856)
An officer of the Guard Caucasion-Mountaineer half squadron
signed, inscribed and dated 'A. d Ladurner 1835./S Petersbourg' (lower left), inscribed and further dated in Arabic '.../AH 1251' (upper right)
oil on canvas
18 x 11¾ in. (45.8 x 30 cm.)

Provenance

By repute, a gift from Emperor Nicolas I to Kaiser Wilhelm I.
By descent to the previous owner.

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Lot Essay

The work is dated AH 1251 according to the Arabic tradition; this is equivalent to AD 1835/36 and therefore accords with the date lower left. Anno Hegirae (AH) is the year-numbering system used in the Islamic calendar and commemorates the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622 CE.

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