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| Artist: | After Joseph Wilton (1722-1803) |
| Title: | Dr. Antonio Cocchi, ca. 1755 |
| Description: | Bronze |
This Italian cast bronze bust was copied from the original in marble by Joseph Wilton that is dated 1755 at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Antonio Cocchi (1695-1758), was a Florentine physician who was responsible for saving Walpole's life at Reggio in 1741 when he was stricken with the quinsy, a type of tonsillitis.