Giacomo or Carlo Brogi c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum Michael Cohen with a just a bit

with a just a bit of an even bow to it—no matter

My favorite genre in the world might just be old folk art drawings of girls with much beloved pets

and the front snaps closed in a most satisfying way

late 19th c

which seems to want to hug the mother bear but can't quite reach

Giacomo or Carlo Brogi c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum Michael Cohen with a just a bitI'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