ltwilliammowett:This portrait of Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860), Napoleon’s younger brother, depicts a
ltwilliammowett:This portrait of Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860), Napoleon’s younger brother, depicts a scene from his early adult life (from 1800 to 1806) spent in the French navy. It was painted by the prolific Flemish portraitist François-Joseph Kinson (1771–1839) (or Kinsoen with the original Flemish spelling) who would later be chosen as Jerome’s official painter when the latter was King of Westphalia. This painting is undated, details on the painting as well as chronology and circumstance would suggest that this representation most likely depicts the moment in the naval career of Jerome when, as a young Commander (after 21 May 1805), he undertook two consecutive missions between his return to Europe in April 1805 and the end of the following year. Jerome is dressed in the uniform of an officer. It is interesting to see that elements of a French commander and an admirals uniform unite here. Why ? good question can not be answered correctly. -- source link
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