AN AMERICAN MARBLE FIGURE OF SAPPHO, ON PEDESTAL

BY SAMUEL KITSON, ROME, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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AN AMERICAN MARBLE FIGURE OF SAPPHO, ON PEDESTAL
BY SAMUEL KITSON, ROME, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Signed S. KITSON/fecit/ROMA, on green marble plinth
The figure: 63 in. (160 cm.) high; The pedestal: 19¾ in. (50.3 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Though born in England in 1848, Samuel Kitson began his career in America in 1878 after completing his studies and apprenticeship in Italy. The artist received a number of civil commissions for monuments and portaits, including a bust of Governor Greenhalge in the Boston State House.

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