French Portrait Of The 18th Century - Noble With Armor

Description: Oil painting on canvas, CANVAS measures 64 cm. X 80cms.

Old refurbish Portrait of a gentleman in armor and medallion The painting depicting a half-length gentleman, the pose is canonical regal to all ranking officers, with the proud and noble gaze turned towards the observer, note the meticulous rendering of the facial features, the sharpness of the underlined contours of the light , the expressive power of the eyes. The face is characterized by chiaroscuro passages that plausibly reproduce light and its effects, rendered with great skill, the body is well erected in its plastic parade armor, on which the flickering play of light is reflected and decorated with the insignia of the Royal Military Order of Saint-Louis (full name Chevalier de l'Ordre de Sait-Louis) was a French military order of chivalry founded in Versailles by Louis XIV on 5 April 1693 and named after Saint Louis (Louis IX). It was reserved as an award for deserving officers THE WORK WILL BE SHIPPED IN A WOODEN CASE AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY