This portrait perhaps represents jacques vivier (1752-1782) when he was still a very young officer cadet, probably before 1770. His father paul vivier, lord of vaugouin and shipowner, had married anne-marie rocaute. For his part, squire and lord of nolleau, jacques vivier, after having provided his proof of nobility, entered the champagne regiment, then became first lieutenant in the austrasie regiment. He will be killed under the orders of suffren in the battle of negapatam against the english squadron on july 6, 1782. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: third quarter of 18th century. Dimensions: height: 49 cm (19.2 in) ; width: 40.5 cm (15.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle. Portrait d'un jeune garçon en costume militaire, présumé Jacques Vivier
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