| Portrait of Marshal Saint-Cyr | |
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| Artist | Horace Vernet |
| Year | 1821 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 215 cm× 140 cm(85 in× 55 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
Portrait of Marshal Saint-Cyr is an 1821 portrait painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. [1] [2] It depicts Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, a former Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon. In 1817 he was appointed as Minister of War during the post-war Restoration era. [3]
Rather than the more common state portrait Saint-Cyr is shown as a man of action, lit by lamplight in a military camp planning the next day's campaigning. [4] Vernet exhibited at the Salon of 1824 in Paris. [5] Today it is in the collection of the Palace of Versailles. [6]