Italian School (Late 18th Century), Portraits of Gioacchino and Francesco Noccioli

oil on canvas (lined), 1792, unsigned, both painted in feigned ovals; the first depicting Gioacchino Noccioli holding a bird, the verso with later inscription outlined the conservation treatment and noting that the original canvas identified the sitter as 3 years and 5 months; and the second depicting Francesco Noccioli holding a book, inscription en verso identifies the young boy aged 5 years and 7 months; presented in giltwood frames.
Stretcher sizes of each 24 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. Frame dimensions of each 28 x 23 in.
From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.
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Both have undergone professional restoration with linings, retouching, and applied varnish; each with age cracking.