Oil on canvas.

45 x 30 cm. Framed : 53 x 38 cm.

Indistinctly signed. Original stretcher with name stamp Albert Seckstein, as new profile frame with gold moldings. Craquelé.

Andreotti, genre painter, fresco painter, studied from 1861 at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. In 1864 worked for Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy. 1879 professor of the Florentine Academy. Represented at international exhibitions. The original (105 x 75 cm) was auctioned at Christie's, London on 20.03.1998 for 115.000,- Euro * Partner auction Bergmann.

Literature : Saur (1992), Thieme-Becker (1907-1950), Boetticher (1891-1901).