Grand Tour bronze bust of the Lansdowne Antinous

Superb quality late 19th century Grand Tour pantinated bronze library bust of the Lansdowne Antinous depicted as the god Dionysos. The original marble bust was unearthed at Hatrian's Villa, Tivoli in 1769 during excavations undertaken by the art dealer and archaeologist Gavin Hamilton who secured it for Lord Lansdowne an avid collector of antiquities. It now resides in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England. Foundry stamp to reverse for the German bronziers Sanson. Circular emboss with 'F.P.Sanson Succr. Hamburg Neuerwall 4'. Presented on an associated Roman Tessalico Verde Antico and Belgium Black marble socle base. Beautifull example. Germany, circa 1890.

H 46.5cm x W 19cm x D 22cm
bust: H 34.5cm x W 19cm x D 22cm 
socle: H 12cm x D 13.5cm 

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