Oil On Canvas, Portrait Of Charles René Fourcroy De Ramecourt By Pinchon

PINCHON Jean-Antoine (1772-1850), after René-Remi-Fursy DESCARSIN (1746-1793).
Portrait of Charles René Fourcroy de Ramecourt (1715-1791), Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Louis.
Oil on canvas.
In an oval frame in gilded and carved wood from the period.
Wears two labels on the back, one relating to the life of the model, the second indicating "Portrait copied by Pinchon, from the original painting communicated by Madame Taboureau, granddaughter of Monsieur de Fourcroy".
H. 72 x L. 57 cm.
Frame: H. 85.5 x L. 73 cm.

History
The original painting by René Descarsin (1746 or 1747-1791) which belongs to the CPDHS, was recently exhibited at the Lambinet Museum in Versailles, see the catalog "One hundred portraits for a century", November 6, 2019 - March 1, 2020, Snoeck, p . 128-129, cat. 59 (illustrated).
Dimensions identical to ours, this one is signed and dated 1781.
Our portrait, copied by a certain Pinchon from the mention on the back, is attributable to Jean-Antoine Pinchon, born in 1772.
Possibly produced for the Fourcroy family, whose granddaughter Mme Taboureau still owned the original when the labels were drawn up, our portrait was probably painted in the early 19th century, during the Restoration.

Biography
Fourcroy de Ramecourt proudly displays his plaque and scarf with the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Louis, which Louis XVI had conferred on him in 1780. Joined the Corps du Génie in 1735 (or 1737), titular in 1740 then captain in 1744, he became director of the Fortifications near the Secretary of State for War in December 1774, then field marshal on March 1, 1780. A naturalist, he was an associate member of the Academy of Sciences.