Amenhotep III (Hellenized as Amenophis III; Egyptian Amāna-Ḥātpa; meaning Amun is Satisfied), also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent, was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

This plaster cast relates to the granodiorite sculpture of Amenhotep III, c.1400-1350 BC, housed at The British Museum (Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, inv. no. EA.4 [BS.14]).

The Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen was recognized in all of Europe as one of the leading artists of the time. He lived in Rome from 1797-1838, where he built a comprehensive collection of plaster casts, mainly after antique or Egyptian sculpture.