The Marquis del Grillo
Artist
Antonio Mancini
(1852 - 1930)
Date1889
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions205.7 × 109.2 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineSir Hugh Lane Bequest, 1917, The National Gallery, London. In partnership with Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin.
Object number3257
DescriptionThis portrait of the Marquis Giorgio Capranica del Grillo, a descendant of one of Rome’s grand families, and shown here in his capacity as an amateur painter, was awarded a gold medal at the St Louis World Fair in 1904. A generous supporter of Mancini, del Grillo placed his own studio at Via Nazionale 114 at the artist’s disposal. The Marquis del Grillo, Chamberlain to the Queen-Dowager of Italy; son of Madame Ristori, the great actresss.
This painting won the Gold Medal at the St. Louis Exhibition.
(Municipal Gallery of Art Illustrated Catalogue, 1908)
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