Charles de NOVION (1792-1861) Rochers in... - Lot 28 - L'Huillier & Associés

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Charles de NOVION (1792-1861) Rochers in... - Lot 28 - L'Huillier & Associés
Charles de NOVION (1792-1861) Rochers in Belle-Ile-en-Mer, circa 1840. Oil on paper mounted on canvas, inscribed on the stretcher "Etude par mon grand père le comte de Novion, 1840, Rochers à Belle Isle en Mer". 26,5 x 36 cm A rare artist on the art market, "Charles de Novion's career is essentially military. Son of Jean-Victor de Novion (1745-1825), Charles was not yet twenty years old when he was incorporated into the 13th regiment of chasseurs à cheval in 1810. Wounded in the knee in 1812, he remained without assignment until the return of the Bourbons and undoubtedly took advantage of these two years to devote himself to painting. During the Restoration, Novion was a lieutenant in the King's bodyguards. He was made Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1815. It is possible that he knew George Onslow's brothers (Maurice, Auguste and Arthur) who were, at the same time, leading a military career in the King's bodyguards. Once again on availability from 1816, Novion was able to complete his training as a painter. He perhaps frequented Gros' studio. In 1819, he was aide-de-camp to the governor of the Invalides. The same year, he painted "La Toilette d'un invalide" and exhibited for the first time at the Salon. This painting earned him a medal of encouragement. He exhibited two interior scenes at the Salon in 1822 (n° 973 and 974), five landscapes and "The Interior of the Salon of Mr Georges Onslow at Chalandrat in 1824" (n° 1269 to 1274). In 1826, he married Henriette Rousselot de Saint-Céran and had three children. He seems to have given up painting to devote himself to his military career and is notably noticed by the Duke of Orleans, the future Louis-Philippe. After the Revolution of 1830, he returned to Nantes at the time of the troubles in the Vendée. Employed at the 12th military division general staff and then aide-de-camp to Marshal Marquis de Grouchy, he left the army with the rank of squadron leader in 1851". (Text fr
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