Good impression on wove paper. Portrait of Doge Loredan, after a painting by Bellini (National Gallery, London: NG189); bust-length, slightly turned to left, behind parapet, wearing stately robes and hat (corno); from 'The Portfolio', January 1875, opposite p.1. 1875 Inscription content: Signed on plate: 'P. Le Rat sc'. Bibliographic references IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (95) Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle (41) (British Museum) The painting would initially have been in Venice and was probably looted when Napoleon conquered the city. It was bought in 1807 for thirteen guineas by William Thomas Beckford, who in 1844 sold it to the National Gallery for £630 (equivalent to £79,585 in 2023).[3] Condition is good.