| 1. | It was that of a man , from five to eight and thirty , in the uniform of a general officer , wearing the double epaulet of heavy bullion , that indicates superior rank , the ribbon of the legion of honor around his neck , which showed he was a commander , and on the right breast , the star of a grand officer of the order of the saviour , and on the left that of the grand cross of charles iii . , which proved that the person represented by the picture had served in the wars of greece and spain , or , what was just the same thing as regarded decorations , had fulfilled some diplomatic mission in the two countries
画上是一个男人，年在三十五到三十八岁之间，身穿一套军官制服，佩戴着金银双重肩章，由此可见官衔很高他的脖子上挂着荣誉军团的缎带，表明他曾当过司令官在胸部，右面挂着一枚武将荣誉勋章，左面挂的是一枚查理三世的大十字勋章，这说明画上的这个人曾参加过希腊和西班牙的战争，或曾在那两国完成过某项外交使命，所以才得到了这个勋章。 |
