[MINIATURE] - Després. Miniature portrait of a colonel in First Empire uniform displaying an officer's cross of the Legion of Honor. of the Legion of Honor. (early 19th century.). Miniature on ivory. 7.9 x 6.3 cm, contemporary silver-plated wooden frame. Mixed technique of ink and wash heightened with white gouache. This portrait appears to be the model for a miniature on ivory of the same dimensions depicting the colonel. colonel, signed Després and presented for sale at Ader on November 30, 2015. This model is therefore a rare witness to the preparatory work for the miniature.