Lot 82Y
24 May 2006, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,040 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistLouis François Aubry (French, 1767-1851)
Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (1784-1860), wearing white coatee with black and gold trimming of the Westphalian Infantry and the red ribbon, star and badge of the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour.
Signed on obverse, Aubry, gold frame and hanger.
Oval, 42mm (1 5/8in) high
Signed on obverse, Aubry, gold frame and hanger.
Oval, 42mm (1 5/8in) high
Footnotes
Aubry was a pupil of Vincent and Isabey. In turn, he taught many important artists including Saint, Millet, Le Gros, Delacluze and Meuret. He painted many important members of the French court, including Jérôme and his wife, Pauline Bonaparte and the Empress Joséphine. For an enamelled version of this portrait cf. Bonhams, Fine Portrait Miniatures, 5 November 2002, lot 115.