Farnese Hercules, From Behind, Large Grand Tour Albumen Print in Original Sleeve black cloth ball and a definitely a good

and a definitely a good many left

with a brass latch that holds the top half of the writing surface closed

and very rare (I found a complete deck that sold at auction for $1400)

as if they were put away in a box and never touched

One of my favorite faces ever

Farnese Hercules, From Behind, Large Grand Tour Albumen Print in Original Sleeve black cloth ball and a definitely a goodThere is a dealer at an antique mall near Boston I frequent who has been doling out late 19th century Grand Tour albumen prints of sculptures in the collection of the Napoli Museo (National Archaeological Museum of Naples) a few at a time; I keep snapping them up, of course how to resist this view of Hercules??? With apples from the garden of Hesperides in his very large hand, which makes them look the size of walnuts:) and the skin of the Nemean lion