Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion (The First Labour of Hercules)
Italian (Florentine) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1450
Materials
Tempera on panel
Measurements
390 x 375 mm
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 354249.4
Summary
Tempera painting on panel (right end), Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion (The First Labour of Hercules), Italian (Florentine) School, mid 15th century. On right hand side end panel of 19th century Italian cassone.
Provenance
Probably acquired by 8th Marquess of Lothian (1832 -1870) from the restorer and almost exclusive supplier to the British of such items, William Blundell Spence (1814-1900); bequeathed with the hall and contents to the National Trust by Philip, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940).
Makers and roles
Italian (Florentine) School, artist