DOMENICO BOSSI (1765-1853) Miniature portrait of Alexander I, Emperor of Russia (1777-1825) in general's black uniform with ribbon and star of the Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called
Lotto 149
10 00015 000
signed and dated 'D. Bossi... 1809' (lower left); old label '... Bance l''aîné à Paris...' (on the reverse)
5 x 4 cm
painted in 1809
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 153
Private collection