Giuseppe Bezzuoli

Giuseppe Bezzuoli (Italian, 1784-1855) Portrait of a British cavalry officer, three quarter length seated, in military attire wearing a Waterloo medal; Portrait of his wife, three quarter length seated, wearing a green dress, holding a book with a view of Florence in the background a pair, one signed and dated 'Giuseppe Bezzuoli Ft.l'anno 1826' (centre right); the other signed and dated 'Giuseppe Bezzuoli, fece l'anno 1826' (lower centre right) oil on canvas, each 116.5 x 87.5cm (45 7/8 x 34 7/16 in). (2)

Giuseppe Bezzuoli (Florence 1784-1855) Brunelleschi, seated, holding a model of the dome of FlorenceCathedral with inscription 'Studio dalla figura rap. o F.Brunelleschi dipinto a Ch. o S. c o dal Sig e g. e Bezzuoli nell S.e R. PalazzoPitti' black chalk, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, on lightbrown paper 9¾ x 11 in. (244 x 279 mm.); and five drawings by or attributed toPietro Benvenuti, Francesco Sabatelli and other early 19th Centuryartists (6) Lot Notes Bezzuoli was a Professor at the Academy in Florence from 1814,becoming Professor of Drawing in 1816 and of Painting in 1844. Assuch he was closely involved in the decoration of the Palzzo Pittiunder the Lorraine Grand Dukes of Tuscany.