French school of the 19th century. Presumed portrait of the Conventionnel Prieur Duvernois (known as Prieur de Côte d'Or), bust front view Oil on oval panel. 15.5 x 12.5 cm Coaster. Gilded wood frame. Provenance: Bernard Franck collection label N°46 (back label) - Former E. Aubry collection (label), pharmacist. Aubry (label), pharmacist in Connerré (Sarthe). Claude Antoine Prieur Duvernois, learned engineering officer, politician. Auxonne 1763. Elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1791. President of the Convention in 1794. Member of the Conseil des 500, Baron of the Empire in 1808. Died in Dijon in 1832 (on handwritten label on reverse).