Hercules
French School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1675 - 1699
Materials
Terracotta
Measurements
570 x 460 x 305 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 513416
Summary
Terracotta, Hercules, French School, late 17th century. Hercules seated on a rock, holding a club and the apples of Hesperides, the slain Hydra at his feet.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
French School, sculptor