A CARVED CARRARA MARBLE SCULPTURE OF HERMÉS ABOUT TO KILL ARGUS AFTER BERTEL THORVALDSEN Continental, early 20th century

Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), Scultore Danese a Roma, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, 1989, p. 41, fig.12.

Overall in good condition. Light surface scratches, nicks and abrasions throughout. Apollo's harp with a few minute edge losses. Surface dirt and some minor speckled discolorations consistent with age.
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The original marble carved in 1818 and measuring 1,78 cm in now in the permanent collection of the Thorvalsden's museum in Copenhagen