THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827), PROFILE HEADS OF THE PLUTARCH IDEALS

THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827) PROFILE HEADS OF THE PLUTARCH IDEALS Pen and brown ink and blue wash Inscribed Roman Heads (lower right) 29.5 x 23cm (11½ x 9in.) Idealised classical busts showing the heads of Solon, Marcellus, Aristides, Numa Pompilius, Dion, Nicias, Theseus, Flamininus, Marcus Crassus, Lycurgus, Romulus, Alcibiades, Aratus, Brutus and Cicero. The present sheet reflects the 18th Century's fascination with moral exemplars and the aesthetics of the antique. Condition Report Disclaimer, THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827), PROFILE HEADS OF THE PLUTARCH IDEALS, THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827) PROFILE HEADS OF THE PLUTARCH IDEALS Pen and brown ink and blue wash Inscribed Roman Heads (lower right) 29.5 x 23cm (11½ x 9in.) Idealised classical busts showing the heads of Solon, Marcellus, Aristides, Numa Pompilius, Dion, Nicias, Theseus, Flamininus, Marcus Crassus, Lycurgus, Romulus, Alcibiades, Aratus, Brutus and Cicero. The present sheet reflects the 18th Century's fascination with moral exemplars and the aesthetics of the antique. Roman Heads, Condition Report Disclaimer

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