A Marble Bust of Emperor Otho, After the Antique 19th Century in two parts, the head removable from base. Height overall 37 inches. Provenance: James Merrill (1926-1995), American poet, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry (1977); The estate of J.D. McClatchy (1945-2018), American poet, librettist, literary critic, and former president of The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Stonington, CT The Roman emperor Otho (Ottone) reigned for three months in 69 A.D.. The present example is after the bust in the Hall of the Emperors at the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Property from a Midwest Private Collection