Antonio Ciseri, Swiss/Italian 1821-1891- 'Portrait of Camillo...

Antonio Ciseri, Swiss/Italian 1821-1891- 'Portrait of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour'; oil on canvas, signed, 73x61cm Note: Cavour (1810-1861) was an Italian statesman and leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification, one of the leaders of the Historical Right and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. With the declaration of the unification of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, Cavour became the first Prime Minister of Italy, but died three months later.