Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin
Portrait miniature of Anne-Ferdinand-Louis de Berthier, Comte de Sauvigny (1782-1864), wearing blue coat with brass buttons, ochre waistcoat and white stock, 1805
Watercolour on ivory
Circular, 2 7/8 in (73mm) diam.
Philip Mould & Co.
To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com Anne Ferdinand de Berthier was the son of Joseph François Foulon, Baron de Doué (1715-1789), the controller general of finance....
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Anne Ferdinand de Berthier was the son of Joseph François Foulon, Baron de Doué (1715-1789), the controller general of finance. Made a Chevalier of Malta in 1786, he also held the important position of maitre de requêtes. a colonel and Conseiller d’Etat. His first marriage was in 1809 to Amelie de Bachi de Saint-Esteve (b.1788) and his second to Marie Louise de Reincourt. A book written in Paris in 1948 presumably by his descendent, G. Bertier Sauvigny, is titled; Count Ferdinand de Bertier (1782-1864) and the enigma of the Congregation.
De Berthier had three sons, Ferdinand (1813-1893), Charles (1817-1905) and Alphonse (1830-1894).
Anne Ferdinand de Berthier was the son of Joseph François Foulon, Baron de Doué (1715-1789), the controller general of finance. Made a Chevalier of Malta in 1786, he also held the important position of maitre de requêtes. a colonel and Conseiller d’Etat. His first marriage was in 1809 to Amelie de Bachi de Saint-Esteve (b.1788) and his second to Marie Louise de Reincourt. A book written in Paris in 1948 presumably by his descendent, G. Bertier Sauvigny, is titled; Count Ferdinand de Bertier (1782-1864) and the enigma of the Congregation.
De Berthier had three sons, Ferdinand (1813-1893), Charles (1817-1905) and Alphonse (1830-1894).
Provenance
Sotheby’s, Geneva, 15th November 1990, lot 95
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