Lot n° 341
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Julie RIBAULT (1789-?) - Lot 341
Julie RIBAULT (1789-?)
"Portrait of Baron Jean Antoine Rignon, in the uniform of Colonel of the 51st Line, wearing the Officer's Star of the Legion of Honor, the Lily decoration, the Knight's Cross of Saint Louis, the Knight's Badge of the Iron Crown".
Oil on canvas (cracks, chips and restorations), lined.
Signed lower left.
92 x 73 cm.
Modern gilt frame.
History:
Our portrait of Rignon in his uniform as colonel of the 51e de ligne in the 1812 regulations is a posthumous portrait:
Rignon holds in his hand a letter addressed to him in Charleroi, where Rignon arrived with his regiment just before Waterloo.
He was killed during the battle, attempting to take La Haie Sainte with his troops.
The posthumous nature of the work is confirmed by the presence of all his decorations, both royal and imperial.
Biography :
Jean Antoine RIGNON (1775-1815)
Born in Montgenèvre (Hautes-Alpes), he served in the chasseurs à pied de la garde consulaire, then captain in the corps des vélites and chef de bataillon in the imperial guard on June 24, 1811.
By August 7, 1814, he was a colonel, commanding the 47th Line and then the 51st Line after rallying to the Emperor during the Hundred Days.
Killed at Waterloo on June 18, 1815.
Chevalier and Baron of the Empire.
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