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The young lady on this high quality round miniature is the approximately 20 year old Mme Marie Rose Hylarionne, Marquise de Mautheville du Bouchet, née de Bonneval. From her biography we learn that she died in 1794 at the age of only 23, when she was already the mother of a young son. We also learn that she was born on March 26, 1771, and died in emigration on August 12, 1794. She was a daughter of Louis de Bonneval, who died 1783, local politician in the province of Berry in central France, and his wife Marguerite Frezeau de la Frezeliere. Her parents had another daughter, Adelaide (1774-1839), who was three years younger. In 1788, 17 year old Marie Rose married the aristocrat from Clermont Ferrand, 19 years her senior, Denis Jean Florimond Langlois, Marquis de Mautheville du Bouchet (1752-1826) royal officer (in 1780 as deputy adjutant general of French troops fighting in the American Revolutionary War, he sent a letter to George Washington, see our picture) future memoirist, and marechal de camp.

Two years after the wedding, in 1790, Marie Rose gave birth to their only child, son Augustin (Augustin Cesar Charles Florimond Langlois, marquis de Mautheville du Bouchet (1790-1856), he is author of the epitaph engraved on the brass back cover of the frame ordered by him).
Either in 1792 (just after the birth of son Augustin) or still in 1791, shortly before) the family (like thousands of other aristocrats during the Great Terror) left France and came to Germany where the husband joined the just formed Army of Princes there (consisting of emigres royalist army fighting against French Revolutionary Army). There, on 15th June 1794 (two months before the death of his wife Marie Rose) he was promoted by Prince Conde to "marechal-de-camp".
After Napoleon's amnesty for emigres he returned to France with his son in 1802. Seven years later he joined the Napoleonic army in rank of a colonel, serving then in Holland.
After the Bourbons' comeback his "emigre" rank of "marechal-de-camp" was again confirmed by King Louis XVIII.
He left the military service in 1815 with a honorary rank of a lieutenant general (see our image).

Clearly signed "Bertrand V." this miniature is probably the earliest (!) known work of well-known French, turn of 19th century miniaturist Vincent Bertrand.

Vincent Bertrand (1770 Paris - after 1820 Paris) regularly exhibited at the Salon de Paris between 1796 and 1817. In 1810, in his report of 1810 Salon to Emperor Napoleon I, Baron Denon highly praised Vincent Bertrand, calling him one of the best European miniaturists. Among Bertrand's sitters were members of the family Tascher de la Pagerie (relatives of Empress Josephine), Minister Foucher and Baron Denon.
Works of this artist can be seen in various French and international museums.

Our images show several other works of this artist which were offered in the last years at international art auction market.


Provenance:
sitter's son Augustin Cesar Charles Florimond, marquis de Mautheville du Bouchet (1790-1856)
heirs of the latter
antique store in Troyes, france

Condition: good; in magnificent (ordered by the sitter's son in the early 19th century) frame

Creation Year: 1790/94

Measurements: UNFRAMED: 7.9 cm x 7.9 cm / 3.1" x 3.1" inches FRAMED: 28.6 cm  x 17.2 cm / 11.3" x 6.8" inches

Object Type: Framed miniature

Style: Portrait miniatures

Technique: watercolor on organic wafer (round)

Inscription: signed: Bertrand V.

Creator: Vincent Bertrand

Creator Dates: 1770 Paris-after 1818 Paris

Nationality: French


Themes:
FRENCH
FRENCH REVOLUTION
EMIGRE
ARISTOCRAT
FEMALE PORTRAIT
FEMALE ARTIST
YOUNG WOMAN
MEOCLASSICAL
STORY
GREATY

 

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