Live Auction 6459The Sunday Sale
Giovanni Marghinotti (Italian, 1798-1865)
Lot 24

Giovanni Marghinotti (Italian, 1798-1865)

The arrival of Carlo Alberto Amedeo di Savoia (1798-1849), King of Sardinia 1831-1849, in Cagliari

Closed1 April 2012

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Giovanni Marghinotti (Italian, 1798-1865)
The arrival of Carlo Alberto Amedeo di Savoia (1798-1849), King of Sardinia 1831-1849, in Cagliari
with old inscription 'Bozzetto eseguito dal Pittore Giovanni Marghinotti esprimente l'arrivo del re Carlo Alberto col suo Primogenito Vittorio Emanuele nella città di Cagliari col vapore di Tripoli nel Maggio del 1841. Dono fatto dal sud.to Pittore [...] Casabianca nella sala civica di Cagliari esiste il gran quadro [...] eseguito dallo stesso Marghinotti' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high; 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.)

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After the original in the Sala Sabauda, Palazzo Civico, Cagliari.


During the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Sardinia became a refuge for the House of Savoy. In 1831 the succession passed to a branch of the family descended from Tommaso Francesco, Prince of Carignano. Carlo Alberto (1798-1849) succeeded Carlo Felice (1765-1831) King of Sardinia, his fifth cousin once generation removed, to become King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy and he in turn was succeeded in 1849 by his son Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-1878).