Lot Essay
Lotsch, Christian Johann (1790-1873). Worked in Rome as a pupil of Thorvaldsen. The original group by Nollekens was executed c.1766, for the Empress of Russia and now at Burghley House, Stamford.
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A sculpted white marble group of a boy and dolphin, by Christian Johann Lotsch, after Joseph Nollekens, dated 1859
The recumbent child cradled in the swirling tail, the small octagonal plinth inscribed RA.VR.IN. C.LOTSCH ROMA 1859
41¼in. (104.5cm) long
The recumbent child cradled in the swirling tail, the small octagonal plinth inscribed RA.VR.IN. C.LOTSCH ROMA 1859
41¼in. (104.5cm) long