François-Xavier Fabre: Portrait of Edgar Clarke, full-length, in a forest.
Edgar Clarke (1799-1852), despite the English-sounding name, was a French aristocrat, soldier and politician. He was the "Duc de Feltre" and "Comte d'Hunebourg". He entered a military career as early as age would allow. He served as a Captain in the 4th Cuirassiers in the 1823 "Spanish Campaign," undertaken by France to restore Ferdinand VII to the Spanish throne. Retiring from military service in 1829, he also served in the French parliament until 1832. His later years were spent out of the public eye.
François-Xavier Fabre (1776-1837) was a Neoclassic painter and student of Jacques-Louis David.
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