Farnese Hercules, From Behind, Large Grand Tour Albumen Print in Original Sleeve figure on rock The face is detailed with

The face is detailed with pencil and what I believe is a natural black dye/ink

Marvelous presence

making me think it might land happiest on a desk

is just about the best I've seen

let me know he had more from the same lot

Farnese Hercules, From Behind, Large Grand Tour Albumen Print in Original Sleeve figure on rock The face is detailed withThere is a dealer at an antique mall near Boston I frequent who has been doling out late 19th century Grand Tour albumen prints of sculptures in the collection of the Napoli Museo (National Archaeological Museum of Naples) a few at a time; I keep snapping them up, of course how to resist this view of Hercules??? With apples from the garden of Hesperides in his very large hand, which makes them look the size of walnuts:) and the skin of the Nemean lion