Fortunato Pasquetti

Portrait of the Gerolamo Maria Balbi

Fortunato Pasquetti (1690 – 1773) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period. He is known for his formal portraits of royalty and Venetian Patriciate. He was born in Venice and died in Portogruaro.[1] He trained under Niccolò Cassana. He painted a portrait of Charles Francois, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Abecedario pittorico dei professori piu illustri in pittura, scultura, e architettura, by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, page 1317.
  2. ↑ Royal Collection of the United Kingdom, engraving after Pasquetti.
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