École SUISSE ou ITALIENNE vers 1813
Family portrait.
Rare oval miniature painted on enamel on copper, unsigned, representing the in-laws of the Italian brigadier general (since 10 February 1813) Pietro Sant'Andrea (Bergamo, 1779-1821), knight of the Iron Crown (since 22 December 1807), in 1813, accompanied by his aide-de-camp (his brother-in-law visible in the centre), the latter in green uniform of the Kingdom of Italy wearing their decoration, his wife, his sister-in-law, his father-in-law and his mother-in-law, encircled with gilt bronze.
H : 8 - W : 10 cm
We thank Mr. Dimitri Gorchkoff for his help in identifying the figures.
