French school around 1820 follower of Andrea I... Lot 13

French school around 1820 follower of Andrea I Appiani (Milan, 1754-1817) Portrait of General Jean-Jacques, baron d'Azémar Original canvas. Height. 73 Width. 60 cm. Frame by Souty. A ca. 1820 French school portrait of General Jean-Jacques, Baron of Azémar. The Ardéchois Jean Jacques d'Azemar (1757-1816) volunteered on March 18, 1778, and became a corporal on October 1, 1779, a sergeant, and then a sergeant-major on April 1, 1785. Appointed second lieutenant on January 12, 1792, he was called to serve in the army of the North, where he earned the rank of lieutenant. After seven months in this rank, he was attached to the general staff on June 4, 1793, and served as aide-de-camp to General Béru until October 20, when he was promoted to the rank of adjutant-general and battalion commander. His good performance at the outposts of the northern army earned him, as early as May 20, 1794, his nomination to the rank of adjutant-general chief of brigade. During 1795 and the following years, he took part in all the affairs in which the 1st division took part, and his conduct was such that he was praised by Marshal Étienne Macdonald of the Empire. Sent to Batavia in 1797-1798, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on October 18, 1799, and commander of the Legion of Honor (whose cross he wears in this portrait), with congratulations from General-in-Chief Brune. Commander of the Ardèche department in 1803, he served in Italy from 1806 to 1809 and left active service in 1811. He was made a baron of the Empire in 1812 and a brigadier general. He was the father, then grandfather, of generals.