Head of Nero Caesar Augustus
c. 1638
Artists
Dimensions
27.7 x 19.8 cm (10 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Pierre Crozat, Paris, sold; [Mariette, Paris, 10 April 1741 and following days, probably under lot 810]; to L. J. Lempereur, Paris (L. 1740, lower right), sold [Chariot, Joullain and Boilleau, Paris, 24 May 1773 and following days, under lot 305]; to Pierre François Basan, Paris. Henri Duval, Liège, sold; [Muller, Amsterdam, 22-23 June 1910, lot 335.] Charles A. Loeser, Florence; bequest of Charles A. Loeser, 1932.360.
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