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Alexandre Pawlowitsch Brüloff (Russian, 1798-1877)

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Alexandre Pawlowitsch Brüloff (Russian, 1798-1877)
Portrait of Francesco I, King of the Two Sicilies, small full-length, by a monument; and Portrait of his wife Isabella, small full-length, in an ivory dress, in a wooded garden
the second signed 'Alexandre Brülloff' (lower right)
pencil, ink and watercolour
15¼ x 10¼ in. (38.7 x 26 cm.)
a pair (2)

The duchesse de Berry.
By descent to,
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 22 March 1984, lot 97.

Specialist note

Francesco I, King of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830), standing on the terrace at Caserta, is wearing the order of Saint Esprit, the badge and star of Saint Januarius and the Order of Saint George of the Reunion. In the background is a statue of Homer. His wife, Isabella, daughter of Charles IV of Spain, wears a white dress and lace fichu and stands by a circular centre table in the style of the Roman revival, with griffin monopaedia supported by a plinth base.