Portrait of Marquis Niccolò Santagelo

This engraved portrait depicts Marquis Niccolò Santagelo in formal dress, wearing a decorated sash and military insignia characteristic of 19th-century Italian nobility. Created by Tommaso Aloysio-Juvara, the print employs fine stippled engraving technique to render the subject's features and fabric textures with precision. The work exemplifies the formal portraiture conventions of mid-19th-century Europe, where such engravings served as official representations of prominent political and social figures. The decorative cartouche below the image and heraldic elements reinforce the subject's aristocratic status and formal dignity.