Lot Essay
This miniature is based on the painting La Poesia by Carlo Dolci (1616-86). The original is in Galleria Corsini, Firenze.
Details
After Carlo Dolci, 19th Century
Mrs. Fortescue as La Poesie
gilt-wood and composition frame
rectangular, 4½ x 3½in. (115 x 89mm.; and a decorative miniature of a young Girl, in loose white shirt and blue skirt, gathering grapes in her arms and wearing a straw hat (2)
Mrs. Fortescue as La Poesie
gilt-wood and composition frame
rectangular, 4½ x 3½in. (115 x 89mm.; and a decorative miniature of a young Girl, in loose white shirt and blue skirt, gathering grapes in her arms and wearing a straw hat (2)