Cavaliere Alessandro Capalti, Portrait Of Lady Jane Loftus, Marchioness Of Ely Seascape A fine early 20th-century genre

A fine early 20th-century genre scene depicting two old friends getting together to play music

Maurice Ehlinger (1896-1981)

He was shocked by the treatment of the poor and scarred immeasurably

Katwijk’ at Christie’s in 2013

This fascinating old piece is quite a mystery - not only for its intriguing composition and unusual perspective - but also with regards to its creator

Cavaliere Alessandro Capalti, Portrait Of Lady Jane Loftus, Marchioness Of Ely Seascape A fine early 20th-century genreThis mid 19th century portrait by Italian artist Cavaliere Alessandro Capalti (1810 1868) depicts Lady Jane Loftus ne Hope Vere (1821 1890), Marchioness of Ely. Jane was a treasured confidante of Queen Victorias and worked as a lady of the Queen's bedchamber. Its a portrait of national significance. Portraits with such gravitas rarely surface and its been an honour to research this extraordinary piece. Only a few portraits of Jane exist and the others