305. Attributed to Alessio d'Elia (Naples 1717-1755) Young woman posing for her portrait; An elegant interior with a young woman at her toilette a pair, oil on canvas a pair, oil on canvas 75.5 x 102.7cm (29 3/4 x 40 7/16in). (2) Provenance Private Collection, Italy, by whom sold Sale, Bonhams, London, 6 December 2009, lot 32, where purchased by the present owner (£36000) Few works of this subject matter are known by d'Elia but the present paintings can be compared to those offered at Dorotheum Vienna, 6 October 2009, lot 87. The artist studied under Francesco Solimena although the influence of Filippo Falciatore (1718-1768) is clearly discernible in these two works.