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Rome (first half of the 18th century)
Bust of an Unknown Man
After the Antique
White marble
74 x 51 x 19.5 cm (29 ¼ x 20 x 7 ¾")
Provenance
Reputedly excavated in Ariccia, Italy, in 1789, on land owned by
Cardinal Antonio Despuig y Damento (1740-1813)
Cardinal Antonio Despuig y Damento (1740-1813), Alquería de
Raxa, Mallorca, Spain
And by descent until sold by Count Ramon Despuig Fortuny
(1827-1925):
Tableaux Anciens […], Marbres Antiques le tout provenant de la
Collection du cardinal Despuig, Drouot, Paris, France, 11 July 1900,
lot 63
Spink and Son, London, 1953
Private Collection
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