A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles On his return to Liverpool

On his return to Liverpool he was met by cheering crowds at Princes Landing stage

the lights go out

To learn a word they must hear it said often

either side of which are three inlaid flower motifs and a bursting sun

A Late 18thC Terracotta of a Captured Barbary Pirate after Pietro Tacca (1577-1640) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles On his return to LiverpoolOrigin: ItalianPeriod: Late 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1780Width: 7Height: 17. 75Depth: 8Exquisitely proportioned and detailed, and in unrestored condition, the terracotta, after the bronze chained captives by Pietro Tacca (c. 1620 24), representing Barbary pirates chained and enslaved after naval victories over the Ottoman Turks, the study showing the captive bound and crafted as a grand tour memento and surviving from late eighteenth century