Fortunato Pasquetti

Fortunato Pasquetti (1690–1773) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period. He is known for his formal portraits of royalty and Venetian Patriciate. He was born in Venice and died in Portogruaro.[1] He trained under Niccolò Cassana. He painted a portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]

Portrait of the Gerolamo Maria Balbi
Gerolamo Querini, Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia

References
  1. Abecedario pittorico dei professori piu illustri in pittura, scultura, e architettura, by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, page 1317.
  2. Royal Collection of the United Kingdom, engraving after Pasquetti.



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