Lot 190: Charles Giron (Swiss, 1850-1914)

A debonair swordsman
signed 'C.Giron' (lower left), dated '1878' (lower right) and inscribed 'AETATIS, SVAE. ANNO. XXVII.' (upper left)
oil on canvas unframed
69 1/2 x 35. 5/8 (176.5 x 90.5 cm.)
painted in 1878

The combination of the Tau Cross and a pair of dividers or compasses indicates that the subject is from a burgher family in the Swiss cantons. A similar coat of arms can be found in Volume II of D.L. Galbreath's Armorial Vaudois (1936)

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