AN ENGLISH WHITE MARBLE FIGURE of the Medici Venus, after the Antique, by Francis Harwood, depicted standing with a dolphin and seashells at her feet, on an integrally carved base signed and dated on the reverse F. Harwood/Fecit 1765, minor weathering, seven of the fingers replaced, the left arm repaired, circa 1765

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AN ENGLISH WHITE MARBLE FIGURE of the Medici Venus, after the Antique, by Francis Harwood, depicted standing with a dolphin and seashells at her feet, on an integrally carved base signed and dated on the reverse F. Harwood/Fecit 1765, minor weathering, seven of the fingers replaced, the left arm repaired, circa 1765
64in. (162.5cm.) high

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Francis Harwood (fl. 1748-1769) was widely patronised by the English aristocracy, specialising in marble representations of antique originals. The present version of the Medici Venus, one of the most popular sculptural images of the 18th century, was likely commissioned by an English patron while on the Grand Tour.

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