Bishop of Imola

A pencilled inscription verso identifies the sitter as the 'Bishop of Imola,' which is a Roman Catholic diocese in Romagna, northern Italy.

Depending on when this portrait was taken, the prelate seen here is either Gaetano Baluffi, who was the Bishop of Imola from 21 Sep 1846 until his death on 11 Nov 1866, or Vincenzo Moretti, who was the Bishop of Imola from 27 Mar 1867 until he his election to the Archbishopric of Ravenna on 27 Oct 1871.