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PROPERTY OF A SOUTHERN COLLECTOR
A GREY-PAINTED PLASTER HEAD OF THE DYING ALEXANDER
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Details
A GREY-PAINTED PLASTER HEAD OF THE DYING ALEXANDER
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) high, overall
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
26 ½ in. (67.3 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.
The Macclesfield Sculpture: The fruits of Lord Parker's Grand Tour, Christie's, London, 1 December, 2005, lot 53.
Thence by descent at Shirburn Castle.
The Macclesfield Sculpture: The fruits of Lord Parker's Grand Tour, Christie's, London, 1 December, 2005, lot 53.
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.