Career
Bernasconi exhibited at the Royal Academy twice, in 1861 and 1863. In the 1860s he moved to the Birmingham area and he is listed in the 1871 census as an artist in watercolours. Later, he had a business in modelling and design.
In 1885 he inherited almost £7,000 from his father.
His 1884 painting Merchant Shipping Bill Banner is in the People"s History Museum, Manchester.
