Lot Essay
The sitter has been identified by Emiliano Orsini in his dissertation entitled Giuseppe Mazzola (1748-1838), 2003-04, at the Università degli Studi di Milano.
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Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1802-1804, half-length, in a black coat and white stock, holding a cane under his left arm; and Portrait of Francesca Arena Petrolini, circa 1802-04, half-length, in a white dress and lace shawl
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Giuseppe Mazzola (Valduggia 1748-1838 Milan)
Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1802-1804, half-length, in a black coat and white stock, holding a cane under his left arm; and Portrait of Francesca Arena Petrolini, circa 1802-04, half-length, in a white dress and lace shawl
oil on panel
29 x 23 in. (73.6 x 58.5 cm.), with an addition of 2 in. along the lower edge; 31¼ x 22¼ in. (79.4 x 56.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1802-1804, half-length, in a black coat and white stock, holding a cane under his left arm; and Portrait of Francesca Arena Petrolini, circa 1802-04, half-length, in a white dress and lace shawl
oil on panel
29 x 23 in. (73.6 x 58.5 cm.), with an addition of 2 in. along the lower edge; 31¼ x 22¼ in. (79.4 x 56.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
Exhibited
Gallarate, Museo della Societa' per gli Studi Patri, Giuseppe de Albertis e il suo tempo (1763-1845), 1988.
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