C19th Italian 'Grand Tour' Souvenir Bronze Study ,After the Antique , of "Spinario" or "The Thorn-puller".

C19th Italian 'Grand Tour' souvenir bronze study ,after the antique ,of "Spinario" or "The Thorn-Puller". Originally recorded as seated outside the Lateran Palace in 1165 , the celebrated sculpture is now exhibited at the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Well-cast ,good-scale version of the famous image of the seated boy in intense concentrated focus attempting to remove a thorn from the bottom of his foot. Raised on a 'Levanto Rosso' and black marble circular plinth base in the style of Benedetto Boschetti , the celebrated foundry and marble sculptors of C19th Rome . Fitted with a bronze handle to base which originally turned the sculpture on revolving pin , but this mechanism is now lacking. Good consistent dark patination , minor chips to edges of marble base.

H (Full) 18"

H (bronze)13"

Dia. (base)9"

Italy c. 1870

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