349 - Charles-Édouard ARMAND-DUMARESQ (1826–1895)

Charles-Édouard ARMAND-DUMARESQ (1826–1895) Study for the portrait of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Count of Rochambeau (1725–1807), Marshal of France. Oil on panel, monogrammed “A. DQ” in the lower right corner. In a gilded wooden frame. On the back of the panel, a label from the framer V. Bererd, 70 Avenue de Clichy in Paris. On the upper lintel of the frame, an old handwritten label attributing the work to Armand-Dumaresq and incorrectly identifying the subject as Admiral d’Estrée. H. 23 x W. 17 cm. Frame: H. 30 x W. 24 cm. Provenance - Collection of François-Georges Pariset (1904–1980), historian and collector. - Passed down through the family. Related Works Charles-Édouard Armand-Dumaresq, Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau (1725–1807), oil on canvas, circa 1860–1890, on loan from the Ministry of Defense to the Musée de l’Armée, Paris (inv. 3461 DEP). History As aide-de-camp to Duke Louis-Philippe d’Orléans (1725–1785), the Count of Rochambeau distinguished himself in reconnaissance and intelligence missions during the War of the Austrian Succession and later the Seven Years’ War. Appointed lieutenant general in 1780, he was sent to the United States to assist the American colonists, led by George Washington, against British troops. Their campaign culminated in the victory at Yorktown in October 1781, a decisive victory for the independence of the United States. Upon his return to France, he was awarded the Order of the Holy Spirit, appointed governor of Picardy and Artois, and elevated to the rank of Marshal of France.