Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor cast metal sculpture 8 1/4" x 5 15/16"

8 1/4" x 5 15/16" and in very good condition

not far from where I found it

I think this little antique printing block is super cool

or just a special gift in itself

Very good condition in original box

Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor cast metal sculpture 8 1/4" x 5 15/16"I believe this 19th century Italian gouache watercolor was someone's Grand Tour purchase; some notations in graphite at the top of the paper seem to have recorded the date of purchase and what was paid, but it's a but hard to decipher. (I think maybe the year of purchase was 1895, though I believe the painting is likely a bit older than that.) This allegorical "baccante" (follower of Bacchus) with basket on her head (filled with grapes I believe) and