Giacomo or Carlo Brogi c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum European ceramics as the couple bundled up

as the couple bundled up in pink in blue riding in this sleigh appear to be

1970s or so I believe and made by well known potter Rita Malie

I believe likely representing prized artifacts of the area

It took someone else to identify the object in the hand of this woman as most likely a fan

Giacomo or Carlo Brogi c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum European ceramics as the couple bundled upI've been really attracted to old photographs of classical sculptures statues of late, or just lucky enough to be coming across them and finding them really beautiful. This is one of two albumen prints I found together, dating to the 1880s, which I believe likely were acquired on a "Grand Tour." The subject of both is a sculpture of "Mercurio," more commonly known as Seated Hermes, held (still, I believe) in the collection of the Naples Museum. This