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Marsyas   Pierre Legros the Younger (1666–1719)

Marsyas

Pierre Legros the Younger (1666–1719)

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Marsyas
Material/technique
bronze
Measurements
63.2 cm
Acquisition
acquired in 2006 by Prince Hans-Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein
Currently exhibited
Garden Palace, permanent presentation
Artists/makers/authors
Pierre Legros the Younger
Detailed information
Inventory number
SK 1488
Provenance
before 1723 John Smibert, London; 1723 Sir Thomas Parker (1666-1732) 1st Earl of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle;
until 2005 in the family of the heirs of the Earl of Macclesfield; acquired from Daniel Katz Ltd, London in 2006
Iconography
Marsyas
Literature
Malcolm Baker, That 'most rare Master Monsii Le Gros' and his 'Marsyas', in: The Burlington Magazine ab 1978, Bd. 127/1985, 991, S. 702–706

Ausst.-Kat. The treasure houses of Britain. Five Hundred Years of Private Patronage and Art Collecting, Gervase Jackson-Stops, National Gallery of Art, Washington 3.11.1985–16.3.1986, erschienen New Haven 1985, S. 316, Kat.-Nr. 241 (Marmor)

François Souchal, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries. The Reign of Louis XIV. Supplementary volume A-Z, Paris 1993, S. 148–149, Kat.-Nr. 42

T.P. Connor, The fruits of a Grand Tour. Edward Wright and Lord Parker in Italy, 1720-1722, in: Apollo, Juli 1998 1998, S. 27 u. 30, Abb. 8

Ausst.-Kat. Der Fürst als Sammler. Neuerwerbungen unter Hans-Adam II. von und zu Liechtenstein, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), Liechtenstein Museum, Wien 12.2.2010–24.8.2010, erschienen Wien 2010, S. 110–111, Kat.-Nr. 42, Abb. S. 271

Ausst.-Kat. Gegossen für die Ewigkeit. Die Bronzen der Fürsten von Liechtenstein. Eine Ausstellung in der Reihe MÄRZ IM PALAIS im Gartenpalais Liechtenstein, Alexandra Hanzl, Johann Kräftner, Katharina Leithner, Arthur Stögmann, Johann Kräftner (Hg.), Gartenpalais Liechtenstein, Wien 1.–31.3.2023, erschienen Wien 2023, S. 264–265, Kat.-Nr. 118
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