"Portrait In Physionotrace On Young Officer 1st Napoleonic Empire, Quenedey"
Physionotrace designed and engraved in 1809 (the date mentioned in the letter) by Edme Quenedey who was an aide to Chrétien; it comes from the prestigious collection of Count Sforza (1872-1952), Count of Castel San Giovanni, aristocratic personality after the Sforza dynasty of Milan, a great diplomat and Italian politician who marked the history of anti-commitment fascist.
Portrait of a handsome officer serving under the Napoleonic Empire and decorated with the Legion of Honor. Made in 1909, it is the first time Empire.
Gilt wood frame post threads ebony.
A view 5.9 cm in diameter - with the box: 16.7 x 12.7cm
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