HERMES, Paris. Silk twill square in shades of blue and brown, model Alfred de Dreux peintre du cheval, after Zoé Pauwels. Published in 1993. Size: 90 x 90 cm Pierre-Alfred Dedreux, known as Alfred de Dreux, was one of the most famous animal painters of the 19th century. His talent for depicting horses and riders enabled him to create equestrian portraits of the imperial family and Emperor Napoleon III. The motif of this square is an interpretation of a drawing by Alfred de Dreux entitled ''Duc attelé et groom à l'attente''.