The Cavalry Soldier Jean-Baptiste Poret-Dulongval
Ca. 1813. Oil on canvas.Room 064
A young French Officer, displaying the insignia of the Légion d’Honneur, rests beside his horse. In this portrait, which may have been painted in Rome during the Napoleonic occupation, the officer’s attitude and elegant naturalness reveal the influence of French models, skilfully combined with Madrazo’s own refined technique.