Colonel Niepce's Collection From The Revolution To The Empire. Portrait And His Saint Helena Medal.

Set: Miniature portrait of Colonel Niepce in the uniform of the King's Bodyguard, Jérôme of Westphalia, brother of Napoleon I. Oval shape, 4 cm high, 3 cm wide. Presented in a brass or gold frame. Under glass in a black wooden recessed frame, 8.8 cm high, 7.5 cm wide. Very good condition. France. First Empire (Westphalia). Saint Helena Medal of Colonel Niepce. Model 1857. Obverse featuring the profile of Emperor Napoleon I; reverse bearing the text: "Campaigns from 1792 to 1815. To these companions of glory, his last thought, May 5, 1821," upper part in the shape of an imperial crown. Green silk ribbon with vertical red stripes. Diameter 31 mm. Very good condition. France. Second Empire. Presented in a black wooden frame with brass trim and under glass. Frame dimensions: height 18 cm; Width 15.5 cm with two labels, on the front and at the top "Colonel NIEPCE" and on the back "Colonel Nipce 4th Dragoon 1838". Provenance: family. History: born September 12, 1781 in Chalon-sur-Saône, died January 28, 1869, he was a French soldier of the Revolution and the Empire. 1793 and subsequent years in the Army of Italy. Appointed Second Lieutenant on June 2, 1800. On July 23, 1801, transferred to the 18th Light Infantry, he participated in the campaigns of Year XI to Year XIII in Holland. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor on December 18, 1803, Lieutenant on June 29, 1804, then Aide-de-Camp to General Soyez on August 10, 1804. In 1805 he campaigned in Austria as part of the Grande Armée. He then became aide-de-camp to General Hédouville and received his commission as Captain on December 17, 1805. In 1806 and 1807, he participated in the campaigns in Prussia and Poland. On June 17, 1806, he was appointed adjutant captain on the general staff of the Grande Armée. In 1807, he transferred to the service of Westphalia. Becoming an aide-de-camp to the King on June 21, 1808, he was appointed lieutenant of the Bodyguards with the rank of squadron leader. He was promoted to colonel on January 4, 1812, and took part in the Russian campaign. On February 28, 1813, King Jérôme entrusted him with the command of the 2nd Westphalian Hussar Regiment, with which he campaigned in Saxony in 1813. On August 1, 1813, he was called to command the Bodyguards, then he left Westphalia for He returned to France after the Emperor's abdication, where he was reinstated in service as a Colonel on July 15, 1814. He was granted retirement on January 7, 1834.