02/15/2021
Artist: Ferdinand Joseph Gueldry (1858 - 1945)
Active: France
Title: La Guerre en Dentelles
Category: Painting
Medium: Oil
Ground: Canvas
Signature: Signed at Lower left, F J Gueldry
Size: 58.5 x 88.5"
Style: Romanticism
Subject: The War in Lace
Frame: Incomparable Museum Quality 9" wide Frame in excellent condition.
Frame Size Overall: 77 x 106"
Seller's Notes/Description: A monumental and majestic battle scene painted in high detail. The pure nobility of the majestic Arabian Horse is featured in this dramatic composition directly inspired by Gerome’s use of the diagonal in his compositions. Certificate of Authenticity will be included.
Price: 🌹🌹🌹🌹💯 About the painting:
La Guerre en Dentelles
Or
The War with Frills
By Georges d’Esparbes
On March 26, 1756, Colonel d’Ablancourt of the Mounted Grenadiers found himself in the presence of Madame the Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV of France. At thirty-six years of age the Marquise still displayed and elegantly slender but haughty beauty, although her grace was faded, because she had lost the king’s love. Yet she remained desirable. Grateful to Colonel d’Ablancourt for spiritedly avenging the Comte d’Argenson’s insult to her person, Mme. de Pompadour plucked three roses from her breast and gave them to Monsieur d’Ablancourt. He pinned the flowers to the lace of his jabot as a symbol of his love for the Marquise. Marquise.
To further honor the great lady, Colonel d’Ablancourt ordered a rose insignia to be sewn onto the Royal Imperial Mounted Grenadiers standard. Henceforth, everywhere the regiment travelled—to war, to maneuvers, or on the march – the perfume of roses announced its arrival. The regiment’s uniform also changed. Colonel d’Ablancourt, astride his white Arabian horse that was bedecked in flowers, wore a bright ribbon in his hat, lace over his vermillion, silver – trimmed jacket, and light boots. Like flowers blossoming from their stem, a bouquet of roses flourished from the rapier hanging at his side;
