THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827), PROFILE HEADS OF THE PLUTARCH IDEALS
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827)PROFILE HEADS OF THE PLUTARCH IDEALSPen and brown ink and blue washInscribed Roman Heads (lower right)29.5 x 23cm (11½ x 9in.)Idealised classical busts showing the heads of Solon,Marcellus, Aristides, Numa Pompilius, Dion, Nicias, Theseus, Flamininus, MarcusCrassus, Lycurgus, Romulus, Alcibiades, Aratus, Brutus and Cicero. The present sheet reflects the 18th Century's fascination with moral exemplars and the aesthetics of theantique.
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827)PROFILE HEADS OF THE PLUTARCH IDEALSPen and brown ink and blue washInscribed Roman Heads (lower right)29.5 x 23cm (11½ x 9in.)Idealised classical busts showing the heads of Solon,Marcellus, Aristides, Numa Pompilius, Dion, Nicias, Theseus, Flamininus, MarcusCrassus, Lycurgus, Romulus, Alcibiades, Aratus, Brutus and Cicero. The present sheet reflects the 18th Century's fascination with moral exemplars and the aesthetics of theantique.
