[A group in the artist's studio in Florence] [art original]Patch, Thomas, 1725-1782, artist[ca. 1770]zxxA caricature conversation group portrait depicting a gathering in the studio of the amateur artist Henry William Bunbury. Bunbury is seated at a round table in the center. The man presenting arms to him is Captain Walcott. At the right, wearing a tricorne hat is Captain Elliott. Patch is seated at his easel in the background and is painting the commmedia dell-arte character Puchinello. On the left, a servant holding back a curtain for an arriving guest has been identified as Valentino, Servitore di Piazza. Two paintings hang on the back wall. One to the left is a view of King’s College Cambridge. The other a figure and a horseTitle from 2005 Christie's appraisal.Inscribed on verso: Henry Wm. Bunbury Rome 1770, aetat suae 20".Identifications are based on drawings published by W.B. Watson, “Thomas Patch, Some new light on his work” Apollo (May 1967), 348-353.