JEAN-URBAIN GUERIN (1761-1836)
"Portrait of an aristocrat wearing the order of Saint Louis, the order of the Holy Spirit and the order of Saint Lazarus."
Medallion drawing in pencil.
24 x 18 cm.
B.E.
History:
Close to David and Isabey, Guérin was a moderate: a member of the National Guard, he defended the royal family, who had encouraged his work, in the Tuileries against the sans-culottes during the demonstration of June 20, 1792.
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