Lot 94: ALESSANDRO OSSANI (FL. 1857-1888)

Portrait of John Scott, 3rd Earl of Eldon (1845-1926), head and shoulders
Signed and dated 'A.Ossani. 1862' (lower left)
Pastel heightened with white
25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8 cm.)

Alessandro Ossani worked in Edinburgh in the late 1850s before settling in London. He exhibited at the R.A twenty-four times, and his work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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