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Attributed to Jacques-Laurent Agasse(Geneva 1767-1849 London)Portrait of an officer of a British Hussar Regiment, three-quarter-length, in uniform unframed
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Attributed to Jacques-Laurent Agasse (Geneva 1767-1849 London)
oil on canvas, unlined
95.5 x 75.2cm (37 5/8 x 29 5/8in).
unframed
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Provenance
Private Collection, UK, for at least 20 years
This flamboyant portrait depicts a young officer of a British Hussar regiment, seen here in his red and gold barrel sash and pelisse. However, it is not possible to determine the exact regiment, given the lack of distinguishing features, such as the headdress and sabretache. It has been suggested that he is likely to be an 18th Hussar, from circa 1812, whose officer wore white facings and silver lace.
The present portrait has a traditional attribution to Jacques Laurent Agasse and is listed as such on the Paul Mellon Centre photographic archive (object no. PA-F07397-0015). Although best known for his animal and sporting pictures, Agasse also painted a number of portraits, including that of Edward Cross, offered by the Trustees of the Zoological Society of London at Christie's, London, 9 July 1993, lot 49, which is of the same dimensions as the present work.
