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The Farnese Flora
c.1670-1709Etching with engraving | RCIN 854591
An etching with engraving reproducing a drawing of the so-called Farnese Flora, a colossal statue now in the Archaeological Museum, Naples (inv. 6409). This print is signed by the printmaker with the attribution of the drawing to Raphael. According to the inscription, this drawing was then in the collection of Roger de Piles. Trimmed within the platemark.
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)