[JOSEPH FOUCHÉ, DUC D'OTRANTE (1759-1820)] CLAUDE MARIE DUBUFE (1790-1864)

Lotto 160

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Portrait of Joseph Fouché, Duc d'Otrante, in Senatorial dress, wearing the insignia of Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour and the Order of the Golden Eagle of Württemberg old stamp on canvas (verso) oil on canvas, oval gilded frame decorated with palmettes, stars and laurel wreaths 90 x 70 cm Joseph Fouché, known as Fouché de Nantes, Duc d'Otranto, Comte Fouché (1759-1820) was a French politician and a complex character who has fascinated many authors. He is particularly well known for his involvement in the violent suppression of the Lyon insurrection in 1793, and for having been Minister of Police under the Directoire, the Consulate, the Empire and the Second Restoration. PROVENANCE: Osenat, L'Empire à Fontainebleau, souvenirs historiques tableaux, dessins, souvenirs de l'Empereur Napoléon 1er et de la famille impériale, armes de collection, 22.03.2009, lot 493

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