FRENCH SCHOOL circa 1770 Portrait of an officer of a hussar regiment, presumed to be from the Royal Nassau, circa 1763 Canvas 85 x 67.5 cm On the back, a label on vellum: "Our man wears a dolman and a distinctive coat in silver trimmings. The embroidered morocco belt supports a silvered hussar officer's saber with a "German" guard, which remained in vogue among senior officers until the Consulate. At his side his officer's mirliton with aigrette, racket cord, and his aurora-colored flame decorated with black circles. " This painting is presented in collaboration with Mr Arnaud de Gouvion Saint-Cyr.