Portrait of Luigi Sommariva

Giovanni Beltrami|Robert Jacques Louis Lefévre

citrine 1820, gold suspension loop probably contemporary with intaglio · Engraved citrine in a gold suspension loop · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This precious piece of pale yellow citrine is cut as an oval cabochon. Into the back, Giovanni Beltrami engraved a small version of Robert Lefèvre’s oil portrait of Luigi Sommariva, son of Count Giovanni Battista Sommariva, who commissioned this work and the cut rock crystal nearby.

Artist

Giovanni Beltrami|Robert Jacques Louis Lefévre

Date

citrine 1820, gold suspension loop probably contemporary with intaglio

Medium

Engraved citrine in a gold suspension loop

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, The Isaacson-Draper Foundation Gift, 2016