AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details

An Italian carved marble bust of the Emperor Hadrian
After the Antique, late 19th century
26in. (66cm.) high

Provenance

Formerly from the collection of the late William Henry Haussner and Frances Wilke Haussner.

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Lot Essay

Hadrian (AD 117-138) was a man of culture and the arts, enshrined in building projects such as his Villa at Tivoli and the enrichment of the Pantheon. He concentrated all efforts in strengthening his administration rather than conducting further military campaigns, the building of 'Hadrian's Wall' between Newcastle and Carlisle being such an example. He died at the age of sixty-two, an unpopular man on account of his murderous exploits.

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