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1 of 253523 objects
British School, 17th century
Four antique female busts
RCIN 908870
British School, 17th century
Four antique female busts
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Aurelia, mother of Julius Caesar; Drusilla; Faustina the Younger; one unidentified female bust
This drawing is one of a number mounted into an album entitled 'Busts & Statues in Whitehall Gardens'. These record some of the sculptures acquired by Charles I from the Duke of Mantua. Many of the drawings are annotated with identifications (in Italian) and sizes.
For the album see RCIN 970148. For the individual drawings in the album see RCINs 908861-908927. The album was discussed by Aydua H. Scott-Elliot in 'The Statues from Mantua in the Collection of King Charles I', Burlington Magazine, June 1959, vo. 101, no. 675, pp. 214, 218-27. -
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RL 08870
