Emperor Vespasian, Emperor of Rome (9-79 AD)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1670 - 1699
Materials
Carrara marble and jasper
Measurements
970 x 820 x 330 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181077.10
Summary
Carrara marble sculpture, Emperor Vespasian, Emperor of Rome (9-79 AD). A portrait bust of Vespasian. One of a set of stone busts of the twelve Caesars with inset Carrara marble heads and applied scagliola drapery.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership in 1992. Brought to Powis Castle from the London House of the Herbert Family in Lincon's Inn Fields in 1704.