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In 1816, Louis XVIII commissioned to painter Anne-Louis Girodet this full length portrait of royalist Jacques Cathelineau, généralissime vendéen, who was born #OnThisDay 1759. The oil on canvas is now at Musée d’art et d’histoire de Cholet, Salle des Généraux Vendéens.

@MmeGuillotine Perfect match! 💞

A mere coincidence: I had 2 American visitors on my tour this afternoon and, somehow, we ended up talking about the war of 1812. ⚓

Marie Louise, daughter of the emperor of Austria, wife of Napoleon, empress of the French, and, from 1816, Duchess of Parma, was born #OnThisDay 1791.
She had a strong passion for botany but above all a boundless love for the violets of Parma.⬇️

When Ambroise returned to France, he made a living as a marine painter and went to become the 1st Peintre de la Marine. Here is the depiction of the encounter between the vessels Inconstant and Zéphir during Napoleon's escape from Elba (@CVersailles).⬇️

So, you see, the important is the outcome. He made it to Rome, he became an accomplished history painter and portraitist. He also went on to paint the only major contemporary portrait of Marshal Lannes, today in Musée national du Château de Versailles.

The battle of Camperdown (Zeeslag bij Kamperduin) was fought #onthisday 1797. The British fleet defeated the Batavian Navy (the Dutch were allied of Revolutionary France).
In 1801 Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg RA painted the flagship ‘Vryheid’ at the moment of her surrender.

Landscape painter Claude-Joseph Vernet was born #OnThisDay 1714. He spent 20 years in Italy, working for an international clientele. "Peintre du Roi" under Louis XV, Vernet's marine compositions gained a huge reputation, especially those depicting stormy seas and shipwrecks. 🌊

@2econd_crossing Avoir l'oreille tirée par l'Empereur, was considered a great honour 👂in the French entourage

The battle of the #Nile started #onthisday 1798. Called the Battle of Aboukir by the French, this is one of Admiral #Nelson's great victories. Painting by Thomas Whitcombe, 1799.