Hewetson in Rome.
Giovanni Pichler (Johan Anton Pikler). (1697 - 1779)
Gem Engraver
Marble bust by Christopher Hewetson.
Originally placed in the Pantheon
Primopteca Capitalino, Rome.
Palazzo Senatorio.
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Teresa Pichler and the bust of her father.
Portrait in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence
The painting
was purchased by Cesare Monti of Rome in 1915 for 500 lire, the portrait
depicts Teresa Pichler, or Pikler (1767-1834) daughter of the famous gem
cutter, Giovanni, depicted in the marble bust next to the effigy. The bust of
Pichler (Naples 1734-Rome 1791) was created by the sculptor Christopher
Hewetson in 1791. Teresa married the poet Vincenzo Monti in 1791. (SP)
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