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Menander (341 BC–290 BC) (after the antique)

Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (1716–1799)

Burton Constable Hall

Menander (341 BC–290 BC)
Menander (341 BC–290 BC)
Menander (341 BC–290 BC)
Menander (341 BC–290 BC)
Menander (341 BC–290 BC)
Menander (341 BC–290 BC)
Menander (341 BC–290 BC)
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This is after an antique marble at the Vatican. Formerly identified as Gaius Marius, excavated from the Villa Negrone. It is believed to have been collected by William Constable on his Grand Tour. Menander was a distinguished writer of Greek comedy famed for his humorous and romantic characters.

Burton Constable Hall

Skirlaugh

Title

Menander (341 BC–290 BC)

Date

18th C

Medium

patinated plaster

Measurements

H 53 x W 29 x D 43 cm

Accession number

BCF31

Acquisition method

purchased by the Burton Constable Foundation, 1999

Work type

Sculpture

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Burton Constable Hall

Burton Constable, Skirlaugh, East Riding of Yorkshire HU11 4LN England

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Bartolomeo Cavaceppi

1716–1799

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