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The youth stands with his weight on the left foot, the right knee slightly bent. In his right hand he holds a shallow cup. His left is placed affectionately on a rather undersized eagle, which had perched on the tree-trunk supporting the figure on the right. He bends his head as he gazes at the bird. Inscribed.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Title
Ganymede
Date
ca. 1760
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 152.5 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
A.15-1964
Work type
Sculpture
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, Greater London SW7 2RL England
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