Miranda Rock of the Burghley horse trials chooses a floral masterpiece bought almost 350 years ago by two of her ancestors.
Miranda Rock on ‘A Still Life of Flowers in an Urn with Two Figures’ by Giuseppe Recco
‘This painting is one of a pair of magnificent still lifes, bought by the 5th Earl and Countess of Exeter in Naples in 1684 for 400 ducats. An inventory record of 1688 lists them as hanging in “My Lords Dressing Roome… 2 large peices of fruite &…
