After the antique original in the Villa Arbani, Rome by Mr. Reiffenstein, Councillor to the Landgraf of Hesse Cassel, 15.9cm, in original giltwood frames, 31.8cm by 28cm; inscribed by the 9th Earl.
Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein (1719-1793), was a German cicerone, or guide, for Grand Tourists; he was also a painter, an antiquarian and an agent for art collectors in 18th Century Rome.
