Portret van Anne Jean Marie René Savary
anonymous; veuve Delpech (Naudet)
in of na 1818 - in of voor 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
280; 180
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228a
Art Historical Context
This lithograph, titled *Portret van Anne Jean Marie René Savary*, captures the likeness of a prominent Napoleonic figure: General Anne Jean Marie René Savary, Duke of Rovigo. Savary served as Napoleon's trusted aide-de-camp and later as Minister of Police, playing a key role in France's intelligence operations during the Empire's turbulent years. Produced anonymously by veuve Delpech (Naudet)—likely the widow of the noted French lithographer François Séraphin Delpech—this portrait dates from around 1818 to 1842, a period of Bourbon Restoration when nostalgia for Napoleonic heroes fueled deman...