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ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Details
A GREY-PAINTED PLASTER BUST OF APOLLO
ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Depicted facing slightly to dexter; above an integrally cast cartouche and circular socle; with paper label to the front inscribed 'Appollo'
[sic] and a paper label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 15.'; surface dirt, minor chips and damages
27½ in. (70 cm.) high, overall
ITALIAN, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Depicted facing slightly to dexter; above an integrally cast cartouche and circular socle; with paper label to the front inscribed 'Appollo'
[sic] and a paper label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 15.'; surface dirt, minor chips and damages
27½ in. (70 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
One of the 35 'casts in jess' acquired by Thomas, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, described in a letter written by Lord Parker in Florence in January 1722.
Thence by descent at Shirburn Castle.
Thence by descent at Shirburn Castle.
Literature
T. P. Connor, 'The fruits of a Grand Tour - Edward Wright and Lord Parker in Italy, 1720-22', in Apollo, July 1998, pp. 23-30.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
G. Mansuelli, Galleria degli Uffizi - Le Sculture, Rome, 1961, I, no. 8.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
G. Mansuelli, Galleria degli Uffizi - Le Sculture, Rome, 1961, I, no. 8.
Special notice
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