Vincenzo Camuccini (Rome 1773-1844)Study for the portrait of Pope Pius VIIoil on canvas47.7x 36.9cm(18 3/4x 14 1/2in).For further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: Vincenzo Camuccini (Rome 1773-1844)Provenance: ProvenanceArt market, Rome, 1893, where purchased byThe Collection of Baron Alfred de Braye, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire (all according to labels on the reverse)Camuccini's finished portrait of Pope Pius VII is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. We are grateful to Prof. Giancarlo Sestieri for confirming the attribution to Camuccini (privatemunication, 16 December 2015).