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100 - A rare lithograph by Lemoine: Portrait of Madame Angélique D…
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A rare lithograph by Lemoine: Portrait of Madame Angélique Duchemin, widow of Brulon (20 January 1772/13 July 1859), dressed as a second lieutenant of the Invalides and decoratedwith the Knight’s Cross of the Legion of Honour, dedicated and signed at the bottom: ‘To my dear Madame Forget’. A. Widow Brulon 1852?; presented in a small frame made of cardboard and red felt; 18 x 14 cm, with the frame 24 x 18 cm. (A few foxing spots). Date: 1852. Good condition. This is the first version of the lithograph; the second version also depicts her wearing the Medal of Saint Helena. She was the first woman to be awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Legion of Honour, on 5 August 1851. In 1793, she served as a quartermaster corporal and sergeant-major in the 42nd Regiment; she served in Corsica in 1793 and 1794. LACOMBE SAINT-MICHEL (LACOMBE du Tarn): ‘She served under my command as a non-commissioned officer whilst I was in command of the French army in Corsica; she conducted herself in that rank in the most irreproachable manner and distinguished herself under fire in my presence; she displayed qualities surpassing those of her sex. In short, she is noted by all for her moral and military qualities; she is a model of bravery, composure, justice and rigour. She distinguished herself during the Fort Gesco incident on 5 Prairial, Year II; she continued her career in Nice, Toulon and Marseille from 1795 to 1796; she was wounded in action. She left the army and took up a post as a clerical clerk in the administration responsible for clothing, equipment and encampments for the Army of Italy. She moved to Paris in 1797, following her request to return to Les Invalides, made to General BERRUYER, Commander-in-Chief of theNational Institution for Disabled Soldiers; she was readmitted there on 24 Frimaire, Year VII (14 December 1798); having been commissioned as a second lieutenant whilst disabled on 2 October 1822; she was awarded the Order of the Lily in 1823, followed by the Knight’s Cross of the Legion of Honour on 5 August 1851. REFERENCE: see the full account of this female soldier in the journal of the Society of Friends of the Army Museum, No. 64, 1961.
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