Portrait of the Eeremans de Beaufort family, Etienne Vallée, 1798

Portrait of the eeremans de beaufort family. Signed and dated lower right lavallee. P/ faciebat/e. . Ncour/1798. Inscription on the sheet held by the child armand erman/beaufort (?)/1797 (?). According to family tradition and the inscription on the drawing in the center, this painting represents madeleine françoise de logras (1754-1806) and her children, madeleine angélique eeremans de beaufort (born in 1778) and armand eeremans de beaufort (1783-1858). The father (1723-1793), who died five years before the painting was completed, is evoked by the copy of his portrait held by his son, above his drawing board. He was, under the ancien régime, first lieutenant-colonel of cavalry, grand provost, first lieutenant of the court of marshals of france and very close to marshal richelieu (louis-françois-armand de vignerot du plessis de richelieu). The eldest daughter would become madame le charron under the empire. Object Type: painting. Date: 1798. Dimensions: 127,5 x 99 cm. Medium: oil on canvas. La Vallée Poussin - Portrait de la famille Eeremans de Beaufort