Antique French Miniature Portrait Military Officer Uniform Lancier de Nemours engraved glass François-Eugène Rousseau (1827-1890)

François-Eugène Rousseau (1827-1890)

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This incredible set is fully hallmarked

classical fiddle & thread design accented with rosettes and foliate

Antique French Miniature Portrait Military Officer Uniform Lancier de Nemours engraved glass François-Eugène Rousseau (1827-1890)Antique Louis Philippe era French miniature portrait painting of a man in a military uniform with a high collar, epaulets, and medals. Notable of his features is the scar across his nose and upper lip, likely a saber wound. The portrait is of a colonel officer of the 1st regiment of lancers, or the 14th Dragoon regiment. During the period of 1831 1837, the regiment was called the Lanciers de Nemours led by the Prince Louis of Orlans Duc de Nemours. He