Pedestal
Italian School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Marble
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732938.2
Summary
Marble pedestal for a sculpture of Arrotino (The Knife Grinder), Italian School, late 18th century. Inscribed 'EXPLORATOR'.
Makers and roles
Italian School, sculptor
References
Haskell and Penny 1981: Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny, Taste and the Antique, The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500 - 1900, New Haven and London, 1981, 11