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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 156 & 157)
CIRCLE OF ALESSANDRO LONGHI (VENICE 1733-1813)
Portrait of Senator Lorenzo Alessandro Marcello (1712-1779), three-quarter-length, in a wig and red fur-trimmed robes
Details
CIRCLE OF ALESSANDRO LONGHI (VENICE 1733-1813)
Portrait of Senator Lorenzo Alessandro Marcello (1712-1779), three-quarter-length, in a wig and red fur-trimmed robes
oil on canvas
49 ½ x 36 ½ in. (125.8 x 92.7 cm.)
inscribed 'Franciscus Soprana in grati animi / Signum Uiri Nobilis Laurentij / Alexandri Marchello 2do Senatoris / amplissimi sibi summe benefici / exprimendam effigiem curauit.'
Portrait of Senator Lorenzo Alessandro Marcello (1712-1779), three-quarter-length, in a wig and red fur-trimmed robes
oil on canvas
49 ½ x 36 ½ in. (125.8 x 92.7 cm.)
inscribed 'Franciscus Soprana in grati animi / Signum Uiri Nobilis Laurentij / Alexandri Marchello 2do Senatoris / amplissimi sibi summe benefici / exprimendam effigiem curauit.'
Provenance
G.A.F. Cavendish Bentinck (1821-1891), 3 Grafton Street, W.1., and Brownsea Island; his sale (†), Christie's, London, 11 July 1891 (=4th day), lot 735, as 'Longhi' (94 gns. to Davis).
Ruth Evelyn Burns, née Cavendish-Bentinck (1883-1978) and Walter Spencer Burns (1872-1929), North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire, and by descent to their son,
Major General Sir Walter Arthur George Burns (1911-1997), and by inheritance to the present owner.
Ruth Evelyn Burns, née Cavendish-Bentinck (1883-1978) and Walter Spencer Burns (1872-1929), North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire, and by descent to their son,
Major General Sir Walter Arthur George Burns (1911-1997), and by inheritance to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Lucy Speelman
Junior Specialist, Head of Part II