
Attributed To The Florentine Grand Ducal Workshops, After The Antique, Circa 1722
A Grey-Painted Plaster Head Of The Dying Alexander
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 195
27.Apr - 27.Apr.2017
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 195
27.Apr - 27.Apr.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) high, overall
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. | The Macclesfield Sculpture: The fruits of Lord Parker's Grand Tour, Christie's, London, 1 December, 2005, lot 53.
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. | The Macclesfield Sculpture: The fruits of Lord Parker's Grand Tour, Christie's, London, 1 December, 2005, lot 53.