Oil on canvas, bust portrait of a child in a blue dress and wearing a feathered hat.
19th century
Oil on canvas representing a mastiff and its puppies in an outbuilding, after the original by Christophe Huet (1700-1759) found in the private collection of Count Alarico Palmieri.
19th century
England
On the latter, a precise inscription identifies the subject: “All’ Illustrissimo Signor”, followed by “Il Nobile Signore Gio Giacomo Marastoni”. The date 1760, inscribed in Roman numerals (MDCXL), adds temporal authenticity to the work and testifies to its historical context.
Oil on canvas “Portrait of a nun”, richly carved gilded wood frame.
Flemish school,
18th century
Oil painting on zinc “Portrait of a woman with a blue bow”.
18th century
France
The original, kept at the Louvre Museum in Paris, depicts a Virgin Mary wearing a blue diadem, a symbol of purity and heavenly royalty. She holds the Child Jesus with poignant tenderness, while the little Saint John watches with devotion, forming a composition imbued with gentleness and mysticism.
Watercolor on paper “Portrait of Charles Charpentier” auctioneer, son of the painter Jacques Denis Charpentier made by his sister Céleste Charpentier in 1830.
Circa 1830
France
Oil on canvas, portrait of a young man reading in front of a secretary, one arm resting on the flap,
signed by Dominique Doncre lower right and dated 1802.
Martin Drolling (1752-1817), a French painter, was noted for his portraits and genre scenes. Inspired by the Flemish masters, he mastered the art of capturing natural expressions and minute details, as evidenced by this portrait of great delicacy.
Oil on canvas portrait of Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1657-1693), after the portrait made by the workshop of Charles and Henri Beaubrun, around 1660.