Giorgio Sommer c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum original paint ) The jacket would come

) The jacket would come off this way if one wanted to access the reel inside to try to get him working again

where the silver of the tin shows through

Mediterranean

a great form and crisp pop of color

and should shine up even a little more (I know I missed a few spots

Giorgio Sommer c. 1880 Albumen Print of Seated Hermes (Mercurio) at Naples Museum original paint ) The jacket would comeI'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