Herculean Putto forcing open the Jaws of a Lion
possibly German School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1700 - 1725
Materials
Marble sculpture.
Measurements
330 x 320 x 185 mm
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516602
Summary
Sculpture, marble, Herculean Putto forcing open the Jaws of a Lion, German School or Bohemian School. 18th century. One of a pair of putti seated on a rocky base.
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
possibly German School, sculptor possibly Bohemian School, sculptor