Collections

• Commissioned in 1816 by Thomas Appleton (1763-1840), American Consul in Livorno;
• Dispatched to the United States by Nathan Appleton and Samuel Appleton;
• Possibly acquired by Tobias Lear (1762-1816), private secretary to George Washington;
• Possibly by descent to his son, Benjamin Lincoln Lear (1792-1832);
• Private Collection, UK;
• Sotheby’s London, 2nd July 2019, lot.127

Literature

• Philipp Fehl, ‘The Account Book of Thomas Appleton of Livorno: A Document in the History of American Art, 1802-1825’, Winterthur Portfolio, vol.9, 1974, p.140;
• C. Sicca, 'Il Negozio di Giacinto Micali e figlio in Livorno ove si trovano ogni sorte di Mercanzie e oggetti die Belle Arti in Marmo', in ed. L. Passeggia Carrara e il mercato della scultura. Arte, gusto e cultura materiale in Italia, Europa e Stati Uniti tra XVIII e XIX secolo, Milan, 2005, pp. 78-85.