Caption

Six casts of ancient sculptures of fauns, Augustus, Antinous and children at play including the Resting Satyr of Praxiteles, photograph, page, inscription: '36 Dancing faun. August 37. 38 Faun-Praxiteles. 39 Boy ans Goose. 40 Bone player. 41 Antinous-Egyptian.', photographer: HG Smith, photographer: HW Tupper, c. 1864 - in or before 1874, paper, albumen print, height 182 mm x width 168 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, child playing with animals, satyrs, fauns, Sileni, A vertical photographic plate showing three rows of framed images of sculptures arranged in three columns, with the top row featuring a left statue of a nude male figure in a bent pose standing on a small plinth against a dark background, a central statue of an armored male figure in a raised-arm stance holding a spear with a small child figure at his feet, and a right statue of a reclining-leaning nude male figure resting an arm on a tree-like support; the middle row shows a left sculpture of a child holding a bird with the child standing and embracing it, a central sculpture of a seated female figure leaning forward with one hand extended and drapery around her lower body, and a right sculpture of a standing slender male figure with arms at his sides; the images are bordered by ruled lines and mounted on a pale background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_122

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39.6Mb (7.5Mb) / 11.9in x 12.9in / 3572 x 3873 (300dpi)

Keywords

Six casts ancient sculptures fauns Augustus Antinous children play Resting Satyr Praxiteles photograph page inscription 36 Dancing faun August 37 38 Faun-Praxiteles 39 Boy ans Goose 40 Bone player 41 Antinous-Egyptian photographer HG Smith HW Tupper c 1864 - 1874 paper albumen print height 182 mm x width 168 mm piece sculpture reproduction child playing animals satyrs Sileni vertical photographic plate showing three rows framed images sculptures arranged three columns top row featuring left statue nude male figure bent pose standing small plinth dark background central statue armored male figure raised-arm stance holding spear small child figure feet right statue reclining-leaning nude male figure resting arm tree- support middle row left sculpture child holding bird child standing embracing central sculpture seated female figure leaning forward hand extended drapery lower body right sculpture standing slender male figure arms sides images bordered ruled lines mounted pale background