64. Ecole lombarde, XVIIIe siècle Portrait de gentilhomme au violon, présumé être un membre de la famille Ricciardi de Bergame Lombard School, 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman with the violin, said to be a member of the Ricciardi family, Bergamo oil on canvas 110.8 x 81.3cm (43 5/8 x 32in). Provenance: Private Collection, Bergamo; Collection of Alfredo Geri, Milan, by whom offered; Anon. sale, Galleria Pesaro, Milan, 11 November 1931, lot 201 (as Giacomo Ceruti, one of a pair); Sale Galleria Geri, Milan, 1 May 1934, pp. 15-16, no. 103a, ill. Tav XVIII (as Giacomo Ceruti, one of a pair); Private Collection, Bergamo; With E. Sestieri, Rome, 1948/9; Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 10 January 1980, lot 282 (as Giacomo Ceruti) Previously thought to be by Alessandro Longhi and later given to Giacomo Ceruti by Giuseppe Fiocco, the present painting was attributed to the Lombard School by Federico Zeri (see Fototeca Zeri no. 73585). According to the catalogue of 1931, the portrait is presumed to be of a member of the Ricciardi family, Bergamo.