ISIDORE PILS (1813-1875) Portrait du Maréchal Oudinot

Lot 154

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wearing his decorations Grand-aigle of the Legion of Honour, badge of the Iron Crown, plaque of the Red Eagle of Prussia, plaque of Saint Henry of Saxony signed and dated 'I. Pils / 1848' (lower left) oil on canvas 74 x 60 cm, oval painted in 1848 PROVENANCE: Nicolas-Charles Oudinot, Duc de Reggio (1767-1847) By descent to his daughter, Caroline Oudinot de Reggio (1817-1896) who acquired the Château de Malicorne, Sarthe, in 1850 to preserve part of her father's collection Collection of the Château de Malicorne, Sarthe Artcurial, Paris, 'Collections du Château de Malicorne Souvenirs historiques du Maréchal Oudinot', 13.06.2017, Lot 115 Private collection Nicolas Charles Marie Oudinot, Duc de Reggio (1767 - 1847) was a French general of the Revolution and Empire, elevated to the dignity of Marshal of the Empire in 1809. A skilled tactician and exceptional leader of men, he was particularly noted for his bravery in battle, being wounded almost 35 times. Esteemed by Napoleon, who described him as 'the Bayard of the French army, without fear or reproach', he was for a long time commander of Oudinot's famous grenadier division, within Lannes' corps. Nicknamed the 'infernal column', this elite division made a decisive contribution to many of the Grande Armée's victories, including those at Friedland and Bautzen.

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