Tommaso Solari (Naples, 1820-1889 or 1897) folled in his father's footsteps. His father (Caserta 1775-1846), realized some statues for the Church of San Francesco of Paola, for the Villa of Chiaia (today communal Villa) and Tommaso undertook in the realization of sculptures for "great works" that were realized in the second parte of the nineteenth century: embellishment of the Royal Palace of Naples, the civic monumental Cemetery, the church of San Francesco in Gaeta.
An intense artistic activity that won the nomination as councillors of the municipal Commission for the preservation of the monuments (established by the Commune of Naples in 1874, with the residence in the church of Santa Maria Donnaregina Vecchia).
In 1863 Solari gave to the neapolitan Municipality a murble bust potraying Camillo Benso (Torino 1810-1861), count of Cavour and leader of the first government of the united Italy. Two years passed from the death of the piedmontese statesman author of the political action, effective as sometimes unconventional, that had constituted the national unity but his memory was deep and celebrated.
In repertories of the works realized by the neapolitan artist the bust of Cavour given to the Municipality of Naples isn't mentioned (a plaster bust is mentioned, always portraying the same character and dated 1862). Yet the sculpture, with the name of the author and the year of the gift, is on the second floor of San Giacomo Palace, it seems to look with an astute expression the unending coming and going in the areas of the representation.