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Call Number:

PH-02284

Collection Name:

Daedalus: Or, The Causes and Principles of the Excellence of Greek Sculpture

No. of Items:

16 items

Span Dates:

18--?

Description:

Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896.
Daedalus: Or, The Causes and Principles of the Excellence of Greek Sculpture. London: Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 1860.

"List of works relating to sculpture and its connection with the other fine arts": p. 313-322.

Cop. 1: Ms. note [by H. Gernsheim] 8 photos.; armorial bookplate of George W.T. Rich; stamped: Gernsheim Collection.

Cop. 2: Ms. note: with 8 mounted photos.

964:3615:0001 & 958:0225:0001- Restoration of teh Parthenon at Athens. Shewing the Chryselephantine Statue of Minerva, By Phidias.

964:3615:0002 & 958:0225:0002- The Minerva Borghese. A Copy of the Chryselephantine Statue by Phidias.

964:3615:0003 & 958:0225:0003- The Laocoon.

964:3615:0004 & 958:0225:0004- The Mercury, or Antinous of the Vatican.

964:3615:0005 & 958:0225:0005- The Apollo Belvedere.

964:3615:0006 & 958:0225:0006- The Apollo Belvedere.

964:3615:0007 & 958:0225:0007- Clotho and Lachesis. From the Eastern Pediment of the Parthenon.

964:3615:0008 & 958:0225:0008- The Venus De’Medici.

Accession No(s):

964:3615:0001-0008; 958:0225:0001-0008; Gernsheim, Helmut, 1913-, former owner.; Rich, George Whitworth Talbot, 1822-1902, former owner.

Location(s):

NB 90 F2 HRC-P cop.1 (964:3615:0001-0008)
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NB 90 F2 HRC-P cop.2 (958:0225:0001-0008)
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