A PLASTER BUST OF THE ROMAN EMPEROR HADRIAN (76 AD-138 AD) CONTEMPORARY Cast by the Museé Du Louvre, on a circular socle, marked 'MUSÉE DU LOUVRE REPRODUCTION INTERDITE ATELIERS DE MOULAGE' 90cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection This monumental plaster is taken from an imperial Roman marble bust of the Emperor Hadrian, now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris (marbre 1189). The bust was originally discovered near Rome's Esquiline Hill and dates from circa 125 - 150 AD. The ancient marble then entered the collection of Giampietro Campana, the Marchese di Cavelli (1808 - 1880), who amassed one of the most significant private collections during the 19th century. In 2019, an exhibition of 400 items originally from the Campana collection was jointly organised by the State Hermitage and the Musée du Louvre.