Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor cast metal sculpture Very good condition in original

Very good condition in original box

I opened it up for a closer look

I think this little antique printing block is super cool

shipped carefully in protective archival glassine

The board has hardened over time

Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor cast metal sculpture Very good condition in originalI believe this 19th century Italian gouache watercolor was someone's Grand Tour purchase; some notations in graphite at the top of the paper seem to have recorded the date of purchase and what was paid, but it's a but hard to decipher. (I think maybe the year of purchase was 1895, though I believe the painting is likely a bit older than that.) This allegorical "baccante" (follower of Bacchus) with basket on her head (filled with grapes I believe) and