The Attitudes of Lady Hamilton

The Attitudes of Lady Hamilton by Pietro Antonio Novelli

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 19.7 x 32.2 cm (7 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1988.14.1

About the Artist

Pietro Antonio Novelli · 17291804

**Pietro Antonio Novelli (1729–1804)** Pietro Antonio Novelli, a prolific Venetian painter, draughtsman, and engraver, trained under the esteemed Jacopo Amigoni and in the studio of Giambattista Pittoni, absorbing influences from Gaspare Diziani and Francesco Guardi. In 1768, he gained membership in the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia with his reception piece, *Allegory of the Arts*. Early in ...

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