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Euterpe
Francesco Righetti, 1781
Amsterdam banker and art collector Henry Hope commissioned this sculpture for his country estate Welgelegen near Haarlem. It was based on an Ancient marble figure now at Newby Hall in England. Euterpe, holding a flute, is the Muse of music and lyrical poetry.
- Artwork typefigure
- Object numberBK-2006-11
- Dimensionsheight 140 cm x width 70 cm x depth 80 cm, weight 430 kg, weight 524 kg, width 71 cm x depth 54 cm