Standing Roman, Attributed to Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, late 1860s–70s

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Standing Roman, late 1860s–70s, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, sheet: 10 1/2 x 7 1/16 in. ( x 18 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British (born The Netherlands), Dronrijp 1836–1912 Wiesbaden), A noble Roman, likely the emperor Claudius, stands lost in thought as he fingers a rich curtain. Elements in the study--the archeologically accurate tripod table, the textile decorated with an image of 'Amphitrite in Triumph'--reappear in paintings that Alma-Tadema made beween 1865 and 1871

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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