Oil on canvas, 1880, signed and dated at lower right, presented in an ornate period giltwood frame.

Stretcher size 22 x 28 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 35 x 41 in.

Ettore Cumbo was an Italian artist who initially trained as an engineer. He abandoned his engineering studies in 1857 to pursue painting full time. Cumbo settled in Florence and was elected a member of the Academy of San Luca in 1893.

Minor age cracking to canvas, yellowing to varnish, minimal retouching visible under UV light.