Nicola Sanesi, Italian 1818-1889- The Secret Marriage; oil on canvas, signed, inscribed and dated 'N Sanesi / Firenze / 1860' (lower left), bears hand-written label and printed label 'Niccola Sanesi Pittore via del Maglio N.6 presso le Scuderie di S. Marco Studio N. 7.' (on the reverse), 98.3 x 77.5 cm. Note: Il matrimonio Segreto (The Secret Marriage) is an opera, based on the play 'The Clandestine Marriage' by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick. It was first performed on 7 February 1792 at the Imperial Hofburg Theatre, Vienna in the presence of Emperor Leopold II.Please refer to department for condition report