Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

Ettore or Edoardo Ettore Forti was an Italian painter, who was prolific in depicting realistic Neo-Pompeian scenes of Ancient Roman life and events. These subjects were popular in the late-Victorian period, as exemplified by the popularity of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, as an example.

Hypothesis: Edoardo Ettore Forti was a very rich and popular Italian painter. 
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