A merry centaur welcomed visitors to Downhill House.
Ciela Hanbury (born 2024)
4 hours ago
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3 comments :
This looks like a copy of the Furietti "Young Centaur". The original (Greek) is to be found in Rome's Capitoline Museum.
Here is a link with a picture.
http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/101055143
Paul
Hi Paul,
I believe you're right! I'd love to know what became of the Downhill one.
Tim
It`s in the staircase hallway of Spencer House in London.
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