Portrait of Luigi Sommariva
Object type: Intaglio
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian
Artist: Giovanni Beltrami|Robert Jacques Louis Lefévre
Artist bio: Italian, Cremona 1770 or 1777–1854 Cremona|French, Bayeux 1785–1830
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: citrine 1820, gold suspension loop probably contemporary with intaglio
Medium: Engraved citrine in a gold suspension loop
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 2 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (5.7 × 4.5 × 1.5 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit line: Purchase, The Isaacson-Draper Foundation Gift, 2016
Accession year: 2016