Mercury
after Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1780 - 1840
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
660 mm (26 in) high
Order this imageCollection
Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441039
Summary
[Salvaged] Bronze sculpture on cylindrical red marble base, Mercury after Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608). A figure of Mercury with missing caduceus.
Provenance
Bought by William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow at the sale of the Onslow Heirlooms, the property of the late Rt. Hon. Arthur George, Earl of Onslow 20-22 July 1893. 'The Mercuy of G di Bologna - 26 ins high on red marble plinth £11.0.6 Marked in Lady Iveagh’s 1966 Inventory, p3 Purchased in 1986 with the aid of a grant from the V&A Museum Purchase Grant Fund and the Monument Trust
Makers and roles
after Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608), sculptor
Exhibition history
Viewpoints, Clandon Park House, 2019 Viewpoints, Clandon Park House, 2019