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A MARBLE BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR
Lot 68

A MARBLE BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR

ATTRIBUTED TO PETER ANTON VON VERSCHAFFELT (1710–1793), CIRCA 1760

Closed2 December 2014

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GBP 40,000

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A MARBLE BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR
ATTRIBUTED TO PETER ANTON VON VERSCHAFFELT (1710–1793), CIRCA 1760
On a circular marble socle
21¼ in. (54.4 cm.) high; 29 ¾ in. (76 cm.) high, overall

Specialist note

The present bust of Caesar shows the legacy of Verschaffelt’s Flemish education through the distinct realism of the facial expression, as well as his passion for Antiquity, The present lot bears very close stylistic comparison to a marble bust of Voltaire in the Louvre (RF. 3064) that Verschaffelt carved in 1760.