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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Drawings of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Shepherd Boy by other Artists

Carl Løffler
Samuel Amsler
Portrait drawings by Samuel Amsler at the ArtFund.
Auction results for Samuel Amsler - Sitzender Weiblicher Rückenakt. 1819. 

Ignazio Podio
Domenico Marchetti

Compare the drawing and prints to the actual sculpture.
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Shepherd Boy, 1817 Giclee Poster Print by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 18x24
Shepherd Boy, 1817 Giclee Poster Print by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 18x24

Links to additional images.

Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770-1844: Scultore danese a Roma (Italian Edition)

Kunstlerleben in Rom: Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), der danische Bildhauer und seine deutschen Freunde : Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nurnberg, 1. Dezember ... 22. Marz bis 21. Juni 1992 (German Edition)

Swiss Engravers: Matthäus Merian, Jost Amman, Niklaus Manuel, Robert Gardelle, Samuel Amsler
at 3:40 PM Labels: neoclassical sculpture

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