19th century FRENCH SCHOOL in the taste of the 18th century. - Lot 572

19th century FRENCH SCHOOL in the taste of the 18th century. Portrait of "Benoit Charles Comte de GUIBERT Lieutenant General of the King's Armies Grand Croix de Saint-Louis Gouverneur des Invalides décédé à l'Hôtel du dit Gouvernement le 8 décembre 1786". Oil on canvas titled upper right. 65 x 54.5 cm (accidents, holes and restorations), stuccoed and gilded wood frame (accidents, missing parts). History: Charles Benoit de GUIBERT (March 23, 1715 - December 5, 1786) was an officer of fortune who became aide-de-camp to the Maréchal de Broglie, who had spotted him. On December 10, 1776, he was ennobled in the Holy Roman Empire with the title of Count, a title of nobility recognized by the King in France. On March 1, 1783, he was appointed 11th Governor and Inspector General of the Invalides, and in 1784 raised to the rank of Lieutenant General of the King's armies. His son Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte (November 12, 1743 in Montauban - died May 5, 1790 in Paris - French general officer, tactician and writer, member of the Académie française) accompanied him on his inspections.