Description
A vintage French Bourdois & Bloch ceramic figure modeled as a Napolionic Officer entitled Murat. The figure has been painted by hand. Underglaze blue mark to base. Measures 24cm 9 1/2" tall.
Joachim Murat (French pronunciation: [ʒɔaʃɛ̃ myʁa]; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a French military commander and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Under the French Empire he received the military titles of Marshal of the Empire and Admiral of France; he was also the 1st Prince Murat,[1] Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808[2] and King of Naples as Joachim-Napoleon[3] (Italian: Gioacchino Napoleone) from 1808 to 1815.[4][5] He was the brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Joachim Murat (French pronunciation: [ʒɔaʃɛ̃ myʁa]; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a French military commander and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Under the French Empire he received the military titles of Marshal of the Empire and Admiral of France; he was also the 1st Prince Murat,[1] Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808[2] and King of Naples as Joachim-Napoleon[3] (Italian: Gioacchino Napoleone) from 1808 to 1815.[4][5] He was the brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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