An ‘After the Antique’ Marble Portrait Bust of Cicero

An ‘After the Antique’ Marble Portrait Bust of Cicero
Signed to the reverse ‘Franco Franchi Copió in Carrara’  
Marble
Italy
Early 19th Century

SIZE: 62cm high - 24½ ins high
Many of the grand tour collectors of ancient art in the late 18th and early 19th century preferred to show their interest in antiquity by displaying replicas of busts and statues rather than ancient originals. Fine copies were not only undamaged, but also demonstrated their knowledge of the antique marbles, and could easily be assimilated into rooms whose architectural detail was also directly copied from ancient originals.
SEE: For a marble bust of Homer, by Franco Franchi, see Finch and Co item no. 9, catalogue number 32, Summer 2019 

An ‘After the Antique’ Marble Portrait Bust of Cicero

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