Giovanni Battista Falcieri (Tita) (1798-1874)
Daniel Maclise (Cork 1806 - London 1870)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
31 May 1836
Materials
Paper
Measurements
560 x 690 mm
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428461
Summary
Chalk on paper, Giovanni Battista Falcieri (Tita) (1798-1874) by Daniel Maclise RA (Cork 1806 – London 1870). Dated 31 May 1836. Half-length portrait, in Greek costume, wearing fez and two daggers in broad red sash. Bottom right corner of drawing inscribed 'Giovanni Battista Falcieri 31 Magio 1836'. Inscription inset in mount 'Giovanni Battista Falcieri (commonly called Tita) Gondolier to Lord Byron at Venice, who died in his arms at Misolonghi in Greece. Introduced in 'Don Juan', picturesquely described by Rogers in his 'Italy'. Mentioned frequently in Moore's 'Life of Lord Byron'. Tita travelled with Lord Beaconsfield in 1830-31 in Greece, Turkey, and Egypt, and afterwards for more than 16 years was House Steward to Isaac Disraeli at Bradenham Manor.' Also inscribed on mount 'D.Maclise.'
Marks and inscriptions
'D.Maclise.', 'Giovanni Battista Falcieri (commonly called Tita) Gondolier to Lord Byron at Venice, who died in his arms at Misolonghi in Greece. Introduced in 'Don Juan', picturesquely described by Rogers in his 'Italy'. Mentioned frequently in Moore's 'Life of Lord Byron'. Tita travelled with Lord Beaconsfield in 1830-31 in Greece, Turkey, and Egypt, and afterwards for more than 16 years was House Steward to Isaac Disraeli at Bradenham Manor.' (mount)
Makers and roles
Daniel Maclise (Cork 1806 - London 1870), artist