French school of the end of the 18th century. Portrait of Fr - Lot 313

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French school of the end of the 18th century. Portrait of Fr - Lot 313
French school of the end of the 18th century. Portrait of François Alexandre de PÉRUSSE des CARS, marquis des CARS (1765-1792). Round miniature painted on ivory, unsigned, depicting from the handwritten inscription on the back ''The Marquis d'Escars, brother of Mlle d'Escars, aunt of Madame de Polignac, killed at the Tuileries on August 10'', in profile on the left in uniform, within a gilt bronze frame. D. 7.5 cm (sight) and D. 8.7 cm (frame). Provenance: Denis Cordier, Louvre des Antiquaires, 2 place du palais Royal. History François Alexandre de Pérusse des Cars was born on December 4, 1765 in the castle of Montal. He was the son of François Marie de Pérusse des Cars (1737-1770), Marquis of Montal and Marie Françoise de Polignac (1744-1785). He took the title of Marquis of Bourbon-Malause in 1779 after being authorized by letters patent of Louis XVI dated 1779, to raise the name, title and arms of Bourbon-Malause after the death in 1744 of Louis-Auguste and Armand de Bourbon-Malause, last of the name. He died on 10 August 1792 in the Tuileries Palace at the age of 26 while defending King Louis XVI.
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