Lot Essay
Maria Schillizzi was presumed to be the wife of the Greek Ambassador in the 1850's.
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Portrait of Maria Schillizzi, three-quarter-length, in a black silk and lace dress
Details
Georg Aristides Oeconomo (Austrian, 1821-1887)
Portrait of Maria Schillizzi, three-quarter-length, in a black silk and lace dress
signed and dated 'Oeconomo 1855' (lower right)
oil on canvas, an oval
54 x 41¾ in. (137 x 106 cm.)
Painted in 1855
Portrait of Maria Schillizzi, three-quarter-length, in a black silk and lace dress
signed and dated 'Oeconomo 1855' (lower right)
oil on canvas, an oval
54 x 41¾ in. (137 x 106 cm.)
Painted in 1855
Provenance
Johnstone Norman and Co, London.
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Sale room notice
Please note that Maria Schillizzi (born Alexandra P. Marrocordato) was married to the sucessful banker John Stephen Schillizzi and not the Greek Ambassador. Her sister Helena Schillizzi was married to Eleftherios Venizelos the Greek prime minister.