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ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
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A GREY-PAINTED PLASTER BUST OF THE EMPEROR AUGUSTUS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Depicted facing to dexter and with bare shoulders; on an integrally cast shaped rectangular socle with paper label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 35. (case 57)'; surface dirt, minor chips
21½ in. (54.5 cm.) high, overall
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLORENTINE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1722
Depicted facing to dexter and with bare shoulders; on an integrally cast shaped rectangular socle with paper label to the reverse inscribed 'no. 35. (case 57)'; surface dirt, minor chips
21½ in. (54.5 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.
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.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
G. Mansuelli, Galleria degli Uffizi - Le Sculture, Rome, 1961, II, no. 38.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
G. Mansuelli, Galleria degli Uffizi - Le Sculture, Rome, 1961, II, no. 38.
Special notice
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