An Italian micromosaic of a peasant couple & goat

An Italian micromosaic panel of a peasant couple with a goat
after an engraving by Bartolomeo Pinelli
fourth quarter 19th century
the panel 8 1/2 x 7in (22 x 18cm)
Provenance: with G. Petochi, Rome, 1987.
Property from the Collection of Mary and Lou Silver, Indian Wells, California.

Footnote: Nineteenth century micromosaics proliferate with images of peasants in regional costumes of Italy. These were copied from the multiple volumes of colored engravings by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), such as La raccolta di cinquanta costumi pittoreschi, 1804 (see Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel, Micromosaics: Private Collections, 2016, p. 15). This vignette is a version of The Goatherd of Tivoli (see Fogg Museum, M93; Le Bl. 6, d. R. 32, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts).
We would like to thank Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel for her assistance in cataloguing this piece.
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Condition Report: Varied and very fine tesserae. Good condition overall. Examined under black light. A few small areas on stairs glow. Overall with frame 12 3/4 x 11 1/2in.