JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY (NANCY 1767- PARIS 1855) - Lot 32

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JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY (NANCY 1767- PARIS 1855) - Lot 32
JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY (NANCY 1767- PARIS 1855) Portrait of General Pichegru. Black stone, in tondo. Signed J.B. Isabey and traces of date in the lower left corner. Diam: 11 cm. Provenance: Sale Libert Hôtel Drouot February 2, 1976 under No. 18. General Pichegru was General-in-Chief of the revolutionary armies, made famous for having fought against the European powers in 1795. Shortly after having covered himself with glory, he was suspected of having relations with the monarchists and then accused of participating in the 1797 coup d'état aimed at overthrowing the Directory. In 1804, he was finally arrested for having participated in Cadoudal's plot against the first Consul Bonaparte. He was found dead in his cell in the Temple prison a few weeks later.
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