Attribué à Alexander Roslin

By a label at the back of the chassis :
Given by Paul the Ist of Russia to count Saint-Priest, minister under the reign of Louis XVI ;
Thence by family descent to the present owner

A l'oeil nu, le tableau apparaît dans un état de conservation satisfaisant. Il a fait l'objet d'un réentoilage un peu fort réalisé il y a environ cinquante ans. Il a fait l'objet d'un nettoyage réalisé certainement à la même période qui a supprimé quelques glacis. A la lampe UV : le tableau est sous un vernis vert uniforme. Le fond a été unifié avec un glacis. On remarque une restauration dans le cordon bleu et le chapeau. To the naked eye, the painting is in a quite good overall condition. It has been relined in a strong way. It has been cleaned probably at the same time which erased some of the glazing. Under the UV light : the painting is under a green even varnish. The background has been harmonized with a glazing. We can see a restoration in the blue ribbon and in the hat.
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