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Bonito was known for his portraits of the Neapolitan royal family and nobility. This portrait is probably of a gentleman architect as he is dressed in an expensive embroidered silk waistcoat and shows a design for a tomb monument, probably his own. The monument is inscribed ‘DELLA CUNA ALLA TOMBA/UN BREVE PASSO’ meaning ‘from the cradle to the grave – a short step’.
Compton Verney
Compton Verney
Title
Portrait of a Gentleman Architect
Date
c.1750
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 128.8 x W 102.5 cm
Accession number
CVCSC : 0289.S
Acquisition method
purchased, 2002
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
painted : della cuna alla to^ba [sic]
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Compton Verney
Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ England
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