Hermes delivering a Message to Zeus in the Presence of Hera and Poseidon
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1759 - 1769
Materials
Oil on canvas (grisaille)
Measurements
1016 x 1270 (40 x 50 in) (E)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108781
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (grisaille), Hermes delivering a Message to Zeus and Hera in the Presence of Poseidon (Mercury delivering a Message to Jupiter and Juno in the Presence of Neptune), British (English) School, 1759-69. The mythological scene depicted is from the Greek poet Homer's The Iliad. The composition is derived from an engraving by Pietro Santo Bartoli in his Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum Monumenta (1693), fig. 27 - from an antique relief in Museo Angelonio. It is situated on the east side of Marble Hall at Kedleston.
Provenance
Recorded in the Hall by 1769; bought with part of the contents of Kedleston Hall with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) in 1986 when the house and park were given to the National Trust by Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000)
Credit line
Kedleston Hall, The Scarsdale Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1987)
Marks and inscriptions
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Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist