Guillaume Marie Anne Brune

Handcolored copperplate print. Stipple engraving. Fine original coloring. Circa 1815

Guillaume Marie Anne Brune (March 13, 1763—August 2, 1815) was a French soldier and political figure. Before the revolution he studied law and worked as a political journalist. He Fought under Bonaparte in the Italian Campaign, and Napoleon named him a Marechal of France. In 1802 Napoleon sent him to Constantinople as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Brune during which period Brune also established diplomatic relations France and the Persian empire. He was murdered at the beginning of the Bourbon restoration during the "White Terror" in Avignon.

Text reads: G. M.A. Brune, Marechal de France, Grand-Croix de la Legion d'Honneur, Chevalier d'Ordre Royal et Militarie de St. Louis..
Ne le 1763 a Brives la Gaillard, Dept. de la Correze. Assassine a Avignon le 2 Aout 1815.

Dimensions: 8.5 X 11.5 inches

Condition: Sheet lightly toned, but less than it appears in this image.

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