Portrait of British General Sir Thomas Picton , antique oil painting, early 1800s

Portrait of British General Sir Thomas Picton , antique oil painting, early 1800s
We have three versions of the person on the painting: Version 1: Joachim-Napoléon Murat; born Joachim Murat; Italian: Gioacchino Napoleone Murat; German: Joachim-Napoleon Murat; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a Marshal of France and Admiral of France under the reign of Napoleon. He was also the 1st Prince Murat, Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808, and King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. Murat received his titles in part by being Napoleon's brother-in-law through marriage to his younger sister, Caroline Bonaparte, as well as personal merit. He was noted as a daring, brave, and charismatic cavalry officer as well as a flamboyant dresser, for which he was known as "the Dandy King". Version 2: Inscription on canvas in the right upper corner: portrait of British General Sir Thomas Picton, killed in action at Waterloo, in 1815. Version 3: Portrait of Leopold, prince of Belgium. Possible attributions of the artist: 1. Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830); 2. Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839); 3. Jacques-Louis David (1748 - 1825); 4. Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850) - high probability. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp03564/sir-thomas-picton 5. George Dawe (1781-1829) England - highest possibility. Size of the frame: 29 in. x 25 in. = 72.5 cm x 62.5 cm; Size of the stretcher: 24 x 20 in. = 60 cm x 50 cm; Weight of the frame: 15 lb. = 6.75 kg; In the right upper corner there is a message in English: Thomas Picton General Served in Paris under the Duke of Wellington Killed in action and _____________Cavalry 1815. Version 2. This is a portrait of British General Thomas Picton. Discussion: The portrait was probably made in his younger years. Biography of Thomas Picton: Picton was the younger son of Thomas Picton, and was born in Poyston, Pembrokeshire, Wales. In 1771 he obtained an ensign's commission in the 12th Regiment of Foot, but he did not join until two years later. The regiment was then stationed at Gibraltar, where he remained until he was made captain in the 75th in January 1778, at which point he then returned to Britain. The regiment was disbanded five years later, and Picton quelled a mutiny amongst the men by his prompt personal action and courage, and was promised the rank of major as a reward. He did not receive it, and after living in retirement on his father's estate for nearly twelve years, he went out to the West Indies in 1794 on the strength of a slight acquaintance with Sir John Vaughan, the commander-in-chief, who made him his aide-de-camp and gave him a captaincy in the 17th foot. Shortly afterwards he was promoted major in the 58th foot. Condition Fine, normal age wear, no defects; Low Estimate: 100000.0; High Estimate: 250000.0;