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| Keywords: Andrea Appiani - Nicolas Frochot.jpg Painting Creator Andrea Appiani Portrait de 1806 Oil on canvas cm 99 5 74 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 1976P98 This portrait is almost certainly portrays Nicholas Thérèse Benôit Frochot Prefect of the Seine Department and Paris b Dijon 1761 d 1828 buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris As Councillor of State he was a favourite of Napoleon who maintained him as senior Prefect of the Empire When Napoleon was on campaign in Russia Frochot was in effect his deputy In 1812 General Mallet attempted a coup d'état claiming that Napoleon had been killed or captured in Russia Frochot believed him and allowed Mallet to take over powers of the Prefecture He was dismissed by the Emperor on his return but rehabilitated with another Prefecture in 1815 <br/> In this portrait he wears the order of the Iron Cross He writes a letter which he starts 'Altesse Imperiale' his arm resting on books by his friend and protégé Mirabeau The portrait bust is almost certainly Eugene de Beauharnais Viceroy of Italy who was Napoleon's stepson The sitter is probably addressing the letter to him A letter addressed to Frochot is seen under the inkwell http //nicepaintings org/works/90302 nicepaintings org other versions PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1806; Nicolas comte Frochot Andrea Appiani Paintings in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 1806 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom Portrait 1806 portrait paintings Male 19th-century men of France 19th-century oil portraits of men at half length in ceremonial costumes 19th-century portrait paintings in the United Kingdom Badges of the Legion of Honour in portrait paintings Badges of the Napoleonic Order of the Iron Crown in portrait paintings Busts in portrait paintings Lace jabots in art Males with sideburns in art Officers of the Legion of Honour PD-old files by User Jimmy from fr wikipedia Portrait paintings of men with books Portrait paintings holding quills Recipients of the Napoleonic order of the Iron Crown Three-quarter view portrait paintings of men facing left | ||||
