Farnese Hercules, From Behind, Large Grand Tour Albumen Print in Original Sleeve black cloth ball as if they were put

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

the equivalent to "foo dogs" in Chinese culture) repeating around the perimeter of both top and bottom halves of the box

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

One of my favorite faces ever

Farnese Hercules, From Behind, Large Grand Tour Albumen Print in Original Sleeve black cloth ball as if they were putThere 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