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Roustam Raza (1780–1845), mameluke
Jacques-Nicolas Paillot de Montabert (Painter)1806
Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides
Paris, France
Likely to have been commissioned in 1806 to mark the occasion of his marriage to Alexandrine Douville, daughter of the head chamber maid of Empress Joséphine, this portrait depicts Roustam Raza in a luxurious costume created by the tailor Sandoz. Wearing a turban crafted with embroidered muslin, he also wears an oriental sword and has a dagger tucked into his belt.
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Details
- Title: Roustam Raza (1780–1845), mameluke
- Creator: Jacques-Nicolas Paillot de Montabert (Painter)
- Date Created: 1806
- Location Created: Paris (France)
- Physical Dimensions: without frame: 0,895 (w) x 1,165 (h) m / with frame: 1,250 (w) x 1,525 (h) m
- Provenance: donation; previous collection: Pierre-Albert Beaufeu
- Subject Keywords: Portrait, French First Empire
- Type: Tableau
- Medium: Peinture à l'huile
- Inventory: 3659
- Historic Period : First French Empire (1804-1815)
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