Portrait of Vittorio Emanuele I of Savoy (1759-1824), bust-length, in uniform

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Attributed to Luigi Bernero (1733-1821)
Portrait of Vittorio Emanuele I of Savoy (1759-1824), bust-length, in uniform
pastel on paper
15 7/8 x 13 in. (40.4 x 33 cm.); and Circle of Luigi Bernero, Portrait of Vittorio Emanuele I of Savoy (1759-1824), bust-length, pastel on paper
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Lot Essay

These portraits depict Vittorio Emanuele I (1759-1824), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia, wearing a medal of the order of the Santissima Annunziata. The work appears to be after an oil painting by Luigi Bernero (1733-1821), who was one of the leading portraitists of the Savoy court. There is a pastel version of the portrait in Rome, at the palazzo del Quirinale (N. Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists, online edition, J.148.11).
We are grateful to Neil Jeffares for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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