There is something about early-ish black and white photographic book plates, which I believe this is, that feels quite romantic, and then what could be a more romantic subject than this classical sculpture of a beautiful young man looking as if contemplating nothing less than his destiny and the meaning of life?! Perhaps he is a young Apollo (and perhaps I should know this statue, but I don't!)--whatever the case, he certainly looks quite the poetic figure, on the cusp of coming into himself. With hand-lettered "N. 360" in white at bottom right, which is just right.
Framed: 8 1/8 x 10 5/8; 7 1/8 x 10 plate. Sold in the simple black painted wooden frame I found it in, which suits it perfectly. Late 19th/early 20th c. I believe.
