FROM THE DINING ROOM OF THE CHÂTEAU D’EU - Lot 160

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FROM THE DINING ROOM OF THE CHÂTEAU D’EU - Lot 160
FROM THE DINING ROOM OF THE CHÂTEAU D’EU Sébastien Melchior CORNU (1804–1870), after Georges ROUGET “General Kellermann, commander of the Army of the Moselle in 1792 ” OIL ON CANVAS with inventory number “374” in the upper right corner. 65 x 53 cm. Reverse side with stenciled biography: “François Christophe Kellermann, Duke of Valmy, Peer and Marshal of France, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Order of Saint Louis, etc. Marshal Kellermann, Duke of Valmy Born in Strasbourg on May 28, 1735 Died in Paris on September 13, 1820 Appointed Marshal of the Empire on May 19, 1804.” Stencil mark of the Château d’Eu “EU” beneath a royal crown. Red stencil mark “LP” beneath a crown and number 2018. (Signs of wear and minor chips). Executed around 1836 Bibliography: -“Gallery of Portraits, Paintings, and Busts of the Château d’Eu,” 1836, p. 236, well documented under number 374. “Painted after the portrait in the Gallery of the Palace of Versailles” -Alain POUGETOUX, “Georges Rouget,” Paris Musées, 1995 -Louisa Stuart COSTELLO, “A Pilgrimage to Auvergne, from Picardy to Le Velay,” Volume II, Bentley, New Burlington, p. 346, regarding the mention of the portrait in the dining room of the Château d’Eu in 1842. History: Home to a gallery of portraits related to the Guise and Orléans families, the Château d’Eu also housed portraits of figures with strong ties to the King of France, including General Kellermann. Indeed, during the Battle of Valmy, Kellermann, who commanded the French armies, was seconded by the young Duke of Chartes, the future Louis-Philippe. At the time, he was a lieutenant general, only 19 years old. He was accompanied by his younger brother, the Duke of Montpensier. The two men would always maintain a relationship of mutual respect. In January 1836, a series of portraits of generals from the Revolution who had fought alongside the future king was commissioned for the dining room of the Château d’Eu. The proposal for these portraits is available for consultation at the National Archives (20144790/61): -For General Montesquiou, Mr. Riondet. -For Rochambeau, Miss Brisson. -For Luckner, Miss Delaval. -For Biron, Mademoiselle Revest, likely the version preserved at the Army Museum. -For Valence, Madame Savoye. -For Kellermann, Monsieur Cornu. -For Alexandre de Beauharnais, Fournier de Berville. This painting is currently housed at the Domaine de la Pagerie. These portraits were bust versions of the full-length portraits commissioned less than two years earlier (April 1834) for Room 1792 at the Palace of Versailles, notably by Rouget. Related work: -Full-length portrait of General Kellermann by Georges ROUGET for the historical galleries of Versailles (1834–1835). Note the close chronological proximity between this portrait and our bust version. Expert: Arnaud de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Provenance | Collection of Henri Dupuy de Lôme for his estate in the Var, then passed down through the family Biography | Stanislas Henri Laurent Dupuy de Lôme Engineer in the French Navy (Ploemeur 1816–Paris 1885). He built the first steamship, the *Napoléon* (1850), and the first armored frigate, the *Gloire* (1858), which served as a model for the navy of the Second Empire. Member of the Council of State and deputy for Morbihan. In 1870, he managed to get sixty airships out of besieged Paris. He had been a member of the Academy of Sciences since 1866.
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