Over-lifesize bust of Ajax

Benedetto Boschetti was considered ‘the most eclectic virtuoso and certainly the most visionary of all the marmorari.' Active circa 1820-1870, the Boschetti workshop exhibited at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 and was renowned for the exceptional quality of its copies after the 'Antique.' .S. Bonfigli noted in 1856 that 'The establishment is particularly conspicuous for its great variety of marble works, bronzes etc' (A. González-Palacios, The Art of Mosaics, 1982, p.166). The workshop fed the growing demand for high quality works of art with an Antique theme created by an influx of grand tourists, many of whom were English.

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