Lithographic portrait

by Henry Grevedon after the painting by Lescot, overpainted in gouache and watercolour and laid down onto board. Ca. 1828 by Gioachino Rossini

$900 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

The composer is depicted half-length looking right, wearing a blue wide-lapelled coat and high-collared white shirt, black cravat, and dark pink waistcoat. With a small rectangular gold pin to the cravat and an honorary medal added to the coat's left lapel. Ca. 12.75 x 10.75 . Framed and glazed. Overall size ca. 18 x 16 . The painting is accomplished and appears to be contemporary to the print’s publication. It is most likely that the original purchaser of the print

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