"LE MARECHAL NEY, DUC D'ELCHINGEN, PRINCE DE LA MOSKOWA, MARECHAL DE FRANCE". Black pencil and graphite drawing on bi paper, depicting the Marechal taken from life in full frontal bust, in civilian costume with bouffette. Signed "Guérin" lower right. Annotated on the left: "Le Maréchal Ney en jugement à la Chambre des Pairs le 3 décembre 1815". 21.3 x 14.4 cm. Accompanied by a handwritten bill on the back: "Collection du Prince de la Moskowa, dessiné à l'audience de la Chambre des Pairs le 3 décembre 1815, Le Maréchal Ney a été exécuté le 7 décembre 1815 entre 8h30 et 9h00 du matin près de la place de l'Observatoire". "Collection A.D. Pardée and Collection Docteur Jean Perillo, 1970. Provenance: -Prince de la Moskowa Collection -A.D. Pardee Collection -J.Perillo Collection -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection

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