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Young Athlete of Westmacott Type
On better preserved copies of this figure, the athlete raises his right arm to place a wreath, perhaps a prize for an athletic victory, on his head. The statue may be based on the "Cyniscus" by Polyclitus, a work depicting an Olympic champion boxer of the mid 5th century. The famed master sculptor brings the human form to life, catching the figure as he begins to move. The base, right foot, and tree trunk are ancient, but were not originally part of this statue. A complete version of the statue, now in the British Museum, was named for its previous owner, the sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott.
Provenance
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, by 1894, [mode of acquisition unknown] [marble no. 10]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/22/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 12/7/1964 | Treatment | repaired |
| 12/11/1964 | Treatment | repaired |
| 7/20/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/1/1989 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; other |
| 1/1/1992 | Technical Report | X-ray diffraction; other |
| 10/27/1996 | Treatment | loss compensation |
Geographies
Mediterranean (Place of Origin)
Measurements
73 1/2 in. (186.69 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.24