Oil on canvas (mounted on a backing board), signed indistinctly in the lower right: "Ferri."
Dimensions with frame: 63x78 cm (50x65 cm).
Augusto Ferri (Bologna 1829 – 1895 Pesaro) was an Italian painter and set designer. He began his painting studies under his father, the set designer Domenico Ferri. In 1851, he designed the sets for the Teatro Regio, which brought him fame. He then moved to Turin. He painted genre scenes and floral still lifes.
