Portrait du comte Honoré de La Riboisière (1788-1868)

This 1815 portrait of Comte Honoré de La Riboisière records a member of the French military aristocracy during the transitional period between Napoleon’s fall and the Bourbon Restoration. Gros navigated this political change with difficulty, attempting to serve both Napoleonic and Bourbon patrons while maintaining his artistic integrity. Characteristic of the artist's mature approach, the work displays monumental scale, vivid reportorial color, Romantic energy in figure groups, combining David's Neoclassical training with the excitement of actual military events.

The portrait shows Gros’s characteristic blending of neoclassical precision with Romantic warmth. Strong facial modeling and careful rendering of costume details create a distinguished military portrait.