Grand Tour Bronze, 19th Century.

Grand Tour bronze, 19th century. Patinated bronze, often dark, with meticulous details that reproduce the ancient original. Grand Tour bronzes, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, are scale reproductions of classical Greek and Roman sculptures, purchased as souvenirs by aristocratic European travelers to Italy. Often cast in Naples, these patinated bronzes reproduced famous finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum.