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Roberto Bompiani (Italian, 1821-1908) Roberto Bompiani (Italian, 1821-1908) Portrait of Lady Emily Curzon, half length, in a black dress and floral shawl, with the Tiber, the Castel Sant'Angelo and St Peter's, Rome, in the background oil on panel 42 x 31cm Provenance: From a Cambridgeshire country house Lady Emily Curzon was the daughter of 1st Earl Howe. She married Colonel Sir Robert Kingscote in February 1856. The present painting is believed to have been painted in 1851 whilst the sitter was in Italy. Roberto Bompiani was famed for his beautiful portraits, basing some subjects on scenes of classical Rome. He eventually became professor and president of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome.