Italian, early 19th century

Overall the condition of the marble is good with wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age. The proper left hand and foot are restored and there may be a few further restorations to the mattress. There is veining to the marble consistent with the material, including to across the chest. There are a number of naturally occuring inclusions. There are some abrasions to the fingers on the proper right hand and to the corners and edges of the matress.
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This marble reclining boy is reminiscent of the work of Lorenzo Bartolini and his workshop, particularly in the hair with ringlets and the languid pose. Compare, for example, with Bartolini's famous Demidoff Table of 1845 (Falletti, op. cit., no. 63).

RELATED LITERATURE
F. Falletti, S. Bietoletti and A. Caputo (eds.), Lorenzo Bartolini. Beauty and Truth in Marble, exh. cat. Accademia, Florence, 2011, pp. 336-9, no. 63