Object within Schaaf no. 1776

Bronze statuette of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy

Image size: h 8.1cm x w 10.2cm

Paper size: h 9.4cm x w 11.5cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Physical description: negative corners clipped

Watermark: atman y Mill 40 [sic]

Watermark (expanded): Whatman Turkey Mill 1840

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot 1934

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1937-2776/1

Collection: Science Museum Collection

Keywords: Sculpture Equestrian

This photograph depicts a reduced-size model of the statue of 'Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy' by Baron Marochetti (1805-1867).

The original bronze monument was commissioned by King Charles Albert of Savoy and is erected in the center of the Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Italy.

More information on the sculptor, Marochetti, can be found at the online resource, 'Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851-1951'.