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Currently, the working pages on this site can be found on the “EXPLORE” AND “Catalogues” pages.

  • EXPLORE – Search by text and image match the “Catalgoue of Impressions of One Hundred Gems” by Marchant, 1792
    • Master Index – A comparative spreadsheet comparing the entries about Marchant’s 100 gems as found in his 1792 Catalogue, in the Raspe-Tassie Catalogue of 1791, and The Gertrude Seidmann article in the Walpole Journal, 1987.
  • Catalogues – PDF copies of two Catalogues

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CASTOR

CASTOR

1792 Catalogue Description

From the head of a colossal statue about eighteen English feet in height standing with its companion on the Quirinal Hill which takes its present name of Monte Cavallo from the horses accompanying the two figures: they were found in the baths of Constantine.

Material

Sardonyx
Gem Type

Original Owner

EARL SPENCER

To view a copy of the entry for this imprssion in the original catalogue CLICK HERE.