Catalogue of the Sculpture Collection at Wilton House by Peter Stewart

Name: Catalogue of the Sculpture Collection at Wilton House by Peter Stewart
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The Wilton House sculptures constituted one of the largest and most celebrated collections of ancient art in Europe. Originally comprising some 340 works, the collection was formed around the late 1710s and 1720s by Thomas Herbert, the eccentric 8th Earl of Pembroke, who stubbornly \u2018re-baptized\u2019 his busts and statues with names of his own choosing. His sources included the famous collection of Cardinal Mazarin, assembled in Paris in the 1640s and 1650s, and recent discoveries on the Via Appia outside Rome. Earl Thomas regarded the sculptures as ancient \u2013 some of them among the oldest works of art in existence \u2013 but in fact much of the collection is modern and represents the neglected talents of sixteenth-and seventeenth-century artists, restorers and copyists who were inspired by Greek and\n\nCatalogue of the Sculpture Collection at Wilton House\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked ser;