LOT DETAILS

Materials:

marble

Measurements:

39.37 in. (100.00 cm.) (height)

Markings:

together with a handwritten receipt by Thorvaldsen for the sale of the sculpture dated 17 April 1828, signed AT on tree trunk

Literature:

Bertel Thorvaldsen,. Handwritten receipt for the Amorino , 17 April 1828 (sold with this lot);. Thorvaldsen Museum Archives (online),. Thorvaldsen Workshop Account, 1823-1828 , p. 140;. Eliza Mary Shaw Stewart,. Letter to Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 28 March [1837? ], private collection, England (see Thorvaldsen Museum Archives online);. Francis Russell, 'Pictures Statues and Old Walls. Michael Shaw Stewart in Italy, 1815-16' in. Country Life , 27 February 1986, pp. 504-505;. Stefano Grandesso,. Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770-1844 , Milan, 2015, p. 278, no. 243.3

Provenance:

Acquired in Rome directly from Thorvaldsen by Sir Michael Shaw Stewart (1788-1836), 6th Baronet, 17 April 1828;. by descent, at Ardgowan House, Renfrewshire, Scotland until 2015;. Christies London, 9 July 2015, lot 106