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Equestrian portrait of a uniformed man on a rearing chestnut horse, with a distant city skyline under a stormy sky.

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Napoléon III (1808-73), Emperor of the French, Charles-Édouard Boutibonne (1856), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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An equestrian portrait shows a man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, a red sash and several decorations, seated on a chestnut horse with an elaborately fringed gold saddlecloth. A distant city skyline with a domed building lies under a dramatic cloudy sky. The work is by Charles-Édouard Boutibonne, dated 1856, and is titled Napoléon III (1808-73), Emperor of the French.

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