Letter with signature and original watercolour of the
Framed letter with signature of the painter Quinto Cenni, addressed to his Royal Highness the Duke of Aosta - dated January with a horse portrait by Cenni.With certificate of authenticity (COA).Letter size: 20 x 7 cm - Frame size: 32 x 39,5 cm.Very good condition, except for small signs of wear.¶ Quinto Cenni (Imola, 20 March – Carate Brianza, August ) was an Italian painter and Illustrator. He was the greatest painter of military uniforms in Italy in the 19th century. At the time, photography was still in its early stages and required bulky and unmanageable equipment. For this reason an expert and skilled illustrator such as Cenni (who graduated from the Academy of Breda with an award for lithography) had ample opportunity to be employed in the illustrated magazines that were emerging in Italy in imitation of similar foreign magazines. The attempt at the base of Cenni’s was to introduce the Italian Army to the public and especially to make it known in the daily life in the barracks and in the campaigns. Read More