Two representative half portraits of an aristocratic Italian couple with a detailed inscription of their name and rank. The husband is depicted in a splendid uniform with various orders and insignia of power. His name is MARCHESE ANTONIO MONTANARI BIANCHINI CONTE PALATINO E DI VALDOPPIO GIAMBELLANO DI S.M. MASSIMILIANO II RE DI BAVIERA. His wife, on the other hand, appears rather simple and elegantly reserved in her black dress with white lace, holding a small rose in her hands. Her name is Marchesa ANNA MONTANARI BIANCHINI Nobile di Bologna e di Ravenna nata Marchesa TODESCHI Patrizia Ferrarese e Reggiana. The unifying feature of the portraits is the same-coloured backgrounds and the noble, serious effect of the sitters.