The Dying Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC)
Italian School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1750 - 1800
Materials
Alabaster and marble
Measurements
29o x 140 x 90 mm
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109021
Summary
This item was stolen in June 2009. If you have any information concerning this item please contact the National Trust at Kedleston Hall on 01332 842191 Or contact the Operational Risk Department of the National Trust by email at operationalrisk@nationaltrust.org.uk, or our Supporter Services Centre on 0344 800 1895 or by email at enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk. You can provide your information anonymously. Thank you for your help. Alabaster sculpture on marble socle, The Dying Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC), Italian School. Alabaster sculpture, The Dying Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC). A small alabaster Roman-style bust. One of a pair with KED/SC/40, titled, on marble spool shaped socles, late 18th century. The identification of the subject as Alexander comes from Plutarch. The original is in the Uffizi, Florence and belonged to the Medici in Florence by 1579 when Giambologna was commissioned to fit it onto a statue. The earliest replica was made in porphyry in the sixteenth century. Queen Christina commissioned a bronze copy from Soldani in 1681. By 1781 there was a plaster cast in the Royal Academy, London.
Provenance
On loan from the Curzon family before sale at Neales Attic Sale. Purchased by the National Trust in 2002 from Neales Attic Sale.
Marks and inscriptions
ALESSANDRO (mark, incised, bottom of bust, text)
Makers and roles
Italian School, sculptor