Andrea Soldi (c. 1703-1771)
• Was an Italian portraitist active in Britain.
• Soldi was born in Florence.
• He had come to England in about 1736 on the advice of British merchants belonging to the Levant Company, who had commissioned their portraits from him during his travels in the Middle East.
• From 1738 to 1744 he won much success in London's art market.
• Soldi's only serious rival was Jean-Baptiste van Loo.
• Particular patrons included the 2nd Duke of Manchester, 3rd Duke of Manchester, 3rd Duke of Beaufort and 4th Viscount Fauconberg.
• Soldi was imprisoned for debt in 1744.
Andrea Soldi, Portrait of Henry Lannoy Hunter in Oriental Dress, Resting from Hunting, with a Manservant Holding Game, c. 1733–6
Original, Tate Britain, London. Visited in 2018.
Andrea Soldi, Portrait of Henry Lannoy Hunter in Oriental Dress, Resting from Hunting, with a Manservant Holding Game, c. 1733–6
Andrea Soldi, Portrait of Henry Lannoy Hunter in Oriental Dress, Resting from Hunting, with a Manservant Holding Game, c. 1733–6
