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Albert Ferdinand Le Dru (French, 1848-1923) Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Mounted Cavalryman.
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Albert Ferdinand Le Dru (French, 1848-1923) Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Mounted Cavalryman.

19th century
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Albert Ferdinand Le Dru (French, 1848-1923) oil on canvas portrait of a mounted cavalryman, possibly a soldier of the Belgian army, with further cavalry beyond signed and indistinctly dated 18... lower right. 40 x 31cm. in period gilt gesso frame. Condition-canvas has two old repairs one to the sky (upper right) and fore ground lower right, gilt gesso frame has some losses see photographs. size with frame 72cm x 64cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Declaration

Carradale Farm Antiques has dated this French Cavalry Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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SA993923
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SA2438
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Albert Ferdinand Le Dru (French, 1848-1923) oil on canvas portrait of a mounted cavalryman, possibly a soldier of the Belgian army, with further cavalry beyond signed and indistinctly dated 18... lower right. 40 x 31cm. in period gilt gesso frame.
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Condition-canvas has two old repairs one to the sky (upper right) and fore ground lower right, gilt gesso frame has some losses see photographs.
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size with frame 72cm x 64cm.

Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Carradale Farm Antiques has dated this French Cavalry Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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SA993923
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SA2438
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A nineteenth-century oil painting depicting a uniformed French cavalry officer seated atop a grey horse in a open landscape setting.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century oil painting depicting a uniformed French cavalry officer seated atop a grey horse in a open landscape setting.

Albert Ferdinand Le Dru (French, 1848-1923) Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Mounted Cavalryman.

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A nineteenth-century oil painting depicting a uniformed French cavalry officer seated atop a grey horse in a open landscape setting.
Albert Ferdinand Le Dru (French, 1848-1923) oil on canvas portrait of a mounted cavalryman.
Ref: SA993923
A nineteenth-century oil painting depicting a uniformed French cavalry officer seated atop a grey horse in a open landscape setting.
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Academic
  • MaterialOil on Canvas
  • ColourMuted Grey and Red
  • MotifsEquestrian figure, Military uniform, Grey horse, Landscape backdrop
  • SizeH 40 cm (16 in) x W 30 cm (12 in)

This nineteenth-century oil painting by Albert Ferdinand Le Dru portrays a mounted French cavalry officer in a military uniform with a red cap, seated upon a grey horse in an open landscape backdrop with muted grey and red tones. The canvas shows two old repairs in the sky at the upper right and the foreground at the lower right, and rests within a period gilt gesso frame that exhibits losses. Measuring 40 cm high and 30 cm wide, the artwork works well when placed above a sideboard within a gentleman's library or study. A discerning buyer can hang this piece on a study wall to introduce a traditional equestrian aesthetic to a residential interior scheme.

FAQs

Nineteenth-century French military portraiture typically depicts armed forces personnel in full regimental uniform, often featuring equestrian subjects, field equipment, and naturalistic landscape backdrops painted in an academic style.

Artists during this period predominantly used hand-stretched woven flax canvas mounted on timber stretcher bars, painted with natural pigment-based oil paints and finished with protective tree-resin varnishes.

Authentic works from this period display age-appropriate craquelure patterns across the paint film, natural oxidisation on the reverse of the canvas, stretcher bar impressions, and Period-correct artist signatures.

Historical portraits function well as focal points in traditional or eclectic schemes, particularly placed above timber sideboards, mantelpieces, or integrated into gallery walls alongside period furniture and muted wall colours.

Keep the canvas out of direct sunlight and high-humidity areas, dust gently with a clean dry soft brush, and consult a professional painting conservator for varnish removal or structural stabilization.
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