Oil on canvas, signed at lower left of center, presented in an antique gilt frame with composition ornament and decorative spandrels.

SS 24 x 34.5 in.; DOA 33 x 43.25 in.

Private Collection, Danville, VA

This painting originally hung in the London offices of R. J. Reynolds International, Inc. at Stornoway House, 13 Cleveland Row, St. James, London, UK.

Carelli received his artistic training from his father, Raffaelle Carelli, and the Scottish painter, William Leighton Leitch. He spent several years on the Continent and was a court favorite at Versailles, the Kingdom of Italy, and Imperial Russia.

$4,000 - 8,000