Which army uniform is it?

[Ulrik]

Hello.

Can you help me identify which army uniform this is? (see the attached photo of a painting).

My current best guess is that it is a french cavalry uniform from the early 1800 - maybe a Napoleonic hussar uniform. However, the colors and other details of the uniform does not seem to be correct

It could be "artistic freedom" on behalf of the painter - or my guess/source material could be wrong.

I hope you can point me in the right direction.

/Ulrik, Denmark

 

[Edric Streona]

Chassuer of the Imperial Guard.

 

[Ulrik]

Hi Edric,

Thank you for your fast reply. I have looked into it now, and it appears that you are 100 percent correct!

I even found a wikipedia page about Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard - and noticed that "my" painting is apparently a (poor) copy of an original painting from 1812...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasseurs_à_Cheval_de_la_Garde_Impériale

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[Edric Streona]

No problem.

The chassuers were not Hussars but the imperial guard Chassuers wore hussar dress to be special.