AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA, 19TH CENTURY

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A CARVED MARBLE FIGURE OF CUPID SEATED
AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA, 19TH CENTURY
Depicted playing a lyre; on an integrally carved naturalistic marble base; the lyre later; restorations
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) high; 22½ in. (57.2 cm.) long

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Lot Essay

In 1815, the Scottish patron, John Campbell - later Lord Cawdor - commissioned from Canova a marble group depicting a reclining Naiad listening to music played by Cupid at her feet. Eventually acquired by the Prince Regent, the group is today in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace. The present marble precisely follows the Cupid in that group.

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