François BOURLON de CHEVIGNÉ MONCEY, 4th CUIRASSIERS Regiment, First Empire: portrait miniature. 18200

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François BOURLON de CHEVIGNÉ MONCEY, 4th CUIRASSIERS Regiment, First Empire: portrait miniature. 18200

Round miniature measuring 5 cm in diameter (sight size).
Watercolor and gouache.
Bust portrait depicting François Bourlon de Chevigné Moncey in the uniform of the 1st cuirassiers regiment, blue coat with scarlet collar, wearing a steel cuirass.
Presented in a brass frame measuring 5.8 cm in diameter, under glass, and in a recessed wooden frame, measuring 11 cm in diameter.

France.
First Empire.
Very good condition.

Provenance:
Descendant of Marshal MONCEY, Duke of Conegliano (Château de Vaivre), sold at the Drouot hotel, Binoche Giquello Auction House, on November 29, 2019, lot n° 64 of the catalogue.

BIOGRAPHY:
François Bourlon de Chevigné Moncey (1780-1863). Enlisted in the 4th cuirassiers during the Empire, quickly rose through the ranks to become captain adjutant-major in the 1st cuirassiers regiment in 1813. Wounded at the Battle of Essling on May 22-23, 1809. Served as aide-de-camp to his father-in-law, Marshal Moncey, he joined the cuirassiers of the Queen and later the lancers of the Royal Guard during the Restoration.
He married the daughter of Marshal Moncey, Duke of Conegliano, in Paris on March 30, 1814.
Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1807, and a knight of Saint Louis in 1821.

Reference : 18200

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