Inscribed by horace walpole 'bought at the sale of john duke of argyll in / march 1771. I believe it was not painted by / hogarth as the singers, of which the woman in /black is signora margherita, were antecedent / in time to hogarth's painting, as appears by the dresses, which are of the latter end of queen anne's reign /hor walpole. / it was certainly painted by / sebastian ricci, and the / landscape by marco ricci' (on a label on the reverse). Dimensions: 18 7/8 x 22 ½ in. (48 x 57.1 cm.). Medium: oil on canvas. Marco ricci an opera rehearsal d6327313082654)
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