Filippo Tagliolini – Portrait of Sir William Hamilton

Filippo Tagliolini  Fogliano di Cascia 1745–Naples 1809  Portrait of Sir William Hamilton  1781- 1783  Rectangular terracotta plaque, 43.5 × 30 cm  Coeval frame in veneered wood, probably southern  Provenance: Naples, private collection    Sir William Hamilton, Plenipotentiary Ambassador of His Britannic Majesty to the Kingdom of Naples, is depicted in profile, facing to the left and attired in full dress…