Portrait Of An Officer. Oil On Canvas. Restoration Period (circa 1815–1830)

Half-length portrait of a commanding officer of the Royal Guard’s mounted grenadiers, depicted in dress uniform. He wears a dark blue uniform with a collar embroidered with large silver pomegranates, pomegranate-shaped buttons, an epaulet, a counter-epaulet, and a silver-trimmed aiguillette.

The subject is decorated with the Legion of Honor as well as the Lily, a distinction created during the Restoration, illustrating the continuity of military careers following the fall of the Empire and the return of the Bourbon monarchy.

This portrait exemplifies the elegance and restraint characteristic of French military portraiture from the first third of the 19th century.

Presented in its original carved and gilded wooden frame.

Dimensions:

• Canvas: 56 × 48 cm

The work was recently restored with a focus on conservation:

• cleaning of the painted surface;
• re-stretching and stabilization of the canvas;
• minor localized retouching;
• original frame selectively regilded where necessary.

As with any antique painting, some wear or signs of age may remain on the canvas and frame. These are inherent to the work’s age and do not affect its interpretation or presentation quality.

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