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ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
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A PAIR OF GREY-PAINTED PLASTER BUSTS OF YOUNG EMPERORS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Each on an integrally cast moulded rectangular plinth, with paper labels to the front and reverse, one with label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 17'; surface dirt, minor chips and damages, restoration
22¾ in. (57.8 cm) high, overall (2)
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Each on an integrally cast moulded rectangular plinth, with paper labels to the front and reverse, one with label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 17'; surface dirt, minor chips and damages, restoration
22¾ in. (57.8 cm) high, overall (2)
Provenance
Two 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.
Thence by descent at Shirburn Castle.
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.
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