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Source Description
The intaglio representing Marcellus (42-23 BC), the nephew of Emperor Augustus, is attributed to Nathaniel Marchant, an English gem carver who worked in Rome from 1772 to 1788.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
18029
label
Ring with Intaglio of Marcellus
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
18029
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ring with Intaglio of Marcellus
description
The intaglio representing Marcellus (42-23 BC), the nephew of Emperor Augustus, is attributed to Nathaniel Marchant, an English gem carver who worked in Rome from 1772 to 1788.
provenance
George Spencer, fourth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, by 1817, [mode of acquisition unknown] [Marlborough no. 411]; George Spencer-Churchill, fifth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1817, by bequest; George Spencer-Churchill, sixth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1840, by bequest; John Spencer-Churchill, seventh Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1857, by bequest; Sale, The Marlborough Gems, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 28 June 1875, p. 66, lot 411; David Bromilow, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, ca. 1875, by purchase; Julia Bromilow Jary, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, 1898, by bequest; Sale, The Marlborough Gems Purchased by the Late David Bromilow, esq., Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 26 June 1899, p. 74, lot 411; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1899, by purchase [Dikran Kelekian as agent]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
date
late 18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
gems
finger rings
intaglios
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.8
height
1.7
dimensionsRaw
11/16 x 11/16 in. (1.8 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
med
hyacinth garnet, gold
creator_ids
6288
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EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
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1
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0
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photo
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