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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1821 child's portrait with writing on the back
« on: Monday 07 June 21 15:57 BST (UK)  »
Hi ShaunJ, I'm not sure about the inverting, but suggesting "Square" has helped me to move on with Google searches. Thanks.
There was an artist called Thomas Leeming (the TL) who lived in Park St, running past Grosvenor Square at this time. He died the year after. He painted another picture which has a similar gloomy background and stylistic similarities. I'll upload it if I can.

He appears to have painted a lot of subjects in the Hereford area.
So my reading now is...

1.   Painted by TL
2.   3 Park St Grosvenor
3.   Square... B...ll (?)
4.   Sea ... (?)
5.   Hereford Hall / Bath / Heath (?)


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / 1821 child's portrait with writing on the back
« on: Monday 07 June 21 14:08 BST (UK)  »
Hello, I am hoping to make sense of this faint writing on the back of a portrait miniature. The portrait is signed "TL" and dated "1821" on the front, bottom right. The back of the frame has writing on it which has suffered through the 200 years. I would be grateful for any help, or even suggestions on how to photograph it. The pics attached are the best I've been able to do from different angles. This might be too far gone, but all thoughts very gratefully received!
At the risk of prejudicing any comments, I can see five lines of text -

1.   Painted by ... (?)
2.   3 Park St Grosvenor (?)
3.   ... B...ll (?)
4.   Sea ... (?)
5.   ... Stratford Hall / Bath / Heath (?)

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Europe / Re: Italian Red Cross nurse in WW1 Adele Porto
« on: Tuesday 09 March 21 21:49 GMT (UK)  »
Mystery solved. I have found her.
Adelina PORTO (1888–1970)

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Europe / Italian Red Cross nurse in WW1 Adele Porto
« on: Tuesday 09 March 21 21:47 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, I have a little notebook which belonged to a Red Cross nurse called Adele Porto. I think she was Italian, and looking after wounded Italian soldiers during WW1, probably in Italy. I can't find her anywhere though. I don't know if Porto was a later married name either. Do you know how I can find an archive of Italian Red Cross nurses?
Many thanks

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Italian capitano, 1821 portrait
« on: Monday 08 March 21 09:45 GMT (UK)  »
I think my best option may be to find an Italian military Facebook group who can identify the uniform.

From very useful posts here, I think we've got to (most likely)
Longino, Capitano di Gianoglio
(reign of) Victor Emmanuel I

Gianoglio is a village in Cuneo, Piedmonte, Italy. The first "i" seems so similar to the last, I think I favour this being an "i" than an "r".
I'm not 100% convinced by Longino, but don't have anything else to suggest!
Writing likely added at a later date.
For completeness, here is the date which I realise I had forgotten to post.

Many thanks everyone. I'll post if I have an update from anywhere else.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Italian capitano, 1821 portrait
« on: Monday 08 March 21 09:05 GMT (UK)  »
Hmm... That could be the case. The fact that he is VE1 rather than VE would support that.
It is named and dated to the day though, so whoever wrote it seemingly had some specific information.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Italian capitano, 1821 portrait
« on: Sunday 07 March 21 23:33 GMT (UK)  »
That’s interesting. I hadn’t really given any thought to the VEI or VE1.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Italian capitano, 1821 portrait
« on: Sunday 07 March 21 15:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, I have this old painting which I am trying to ID. It was painted in March 1821 and is likely to be Italian. The name is at the bottom on the back. I can make out “...capitano di...”. I think the word after that is “Granaglio” (it might not be) but I can’t read the word at the start.
Do you have any ideas please,

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Monsieur ? Name on the back of a Georgian miniature portrait
« on: Wednesday 03 March 21 16:23 GMT (UK)  »
Neither. I’m really pleased that we (you) have figured out the subject, but I’m slightly disappointed that it is a reproduction of another painting. I had been more interested in it when I thought it was a characterful original of an unknown Mr David. Still, I feel like we’ve done some good in the world today.

Best wishes

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