Circle of Alessandro Longhi (Venice 1733-1813)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a richly embroidered dress, with pearls and diamond brooches, with a blue wrap, before a pilaster; and Portrait of a nobleman, half-length, in a gold-embroidered jacket and red cloak, holding a letter, pointing to a statue and two coats-of-arms
the latter indistinctly inscribed 'Al M.re [...] Prime [...]me Il Sig.re A[...] Filippo Baldacchini Cortona' (centre left, on the letter)
oil on canvas, the former unlined
45¾ x 34 3/8 in. (116.2 x 87.3 cm.)
a pair (2)
Circle of Alessandro Longhi (Venice 1733-1813)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a richly embroidered dress, with pearls and diamond brooches, with a blue wrap, before a pilaster; and Portrait of a nobleman, half-length, in a gold-embroidered jacket and red cloak, holding a letter, pointing to a statue and two coats-of-arms
the latter indistinctly inscribed 'Al M.re [...] Prime [...]me Il Sig.re A[...] Filippo Baldacchini Cortona' (centre left, on the letter)
oil on canvas, the former unlined
45¾ x 34 3/8 in. (116.2 x 87.3 cm.)
a pair (2)