John Partridge (1789-1872)

John Partridge (1789-1872)

Portrait of Signor Ambrogetti, in the character of Don Giovanni, and Giuseppe Naldi as Leporello

Oil on canvas

76.5 x 63.9cm; 30 x 25in

Together with a letter from Ambrogetti to the editor of The Examiner, complaining of a bad review (2)

Provenance:

From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)

Literature:

Roger Parker, The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera (Oxford University Press, 2001), p.113, pl.viii

Exhibited:

London, Royal Academy, 1819, no.215;

The Wirral, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Theatrical Exhibition, 1949, no.159