ECL-Bm.13:55-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.13:55-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Bust : Vespasian
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
There is no indication of the location of this piece. Only Fa 4 attributes them all to the collection of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Description
Content (description)
Vespasian, bald on top and with short hair combed backward at the sides, wears a corselet and a fringed cloak, which is swathed closely around his neck and pinned on his right shoulder. The bust, viewed obliquely from right, stands on a pedestal of coloured marble on a base, part of which is included within the oval frame. On the base is written VESPASIANUS
Content (object)
bust
lid
lid
Dimensions
height (actual size): 365mm
width (actual size): 261mm
width (actual size): 261mm
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on grey paper with white highlights
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Mansuelli (II ; no. 70)
