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Antique Sir William Forbes Cameo Portrait
Antique Sir William Forbes Cameo Portrait
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Antique Sir William Forbes Porcelain Cameo Portrait, inscriptions partially illegible, reads ‘Sir Wm Forbes of Pitsligo Henning’, date reads ‘1802’, subject a man in profile, measures 6 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches, black wooden frame, surface wear to frame, not examined out of frame, John Henning was a Scottish carpenter who turned to sculpturing. His masterpieces were the one-twentieth-scale models he created of the Parthenon and Bassae friezes. These took him twelve years to complete. He failed to gain a copyright on this work and others profited by copying his work - Wiki Antique, sir William Forbes, porcelain, ceramics, cameo portrait, John Henning, wall art, home decor. 11
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Antique Sir William Forbes Cameo Portrait

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