Pedestal for Hercules
John Michael Rysbrack (Antwerp 1684 – London 1770)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1756
Materials
Marble
Measurements
1460 mm (Height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 562911.2
Summary
Marble, pedestal for Hercules, John Michael Rysbrack (1694-1770), c.1756. A pedestal in grey marble supporting Hercules, a statue by John Michael Rysbrack commissioned by Henry Hoare II (1705-85) for Stourhead (NT 562911.1).
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (The National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Mich. Rysbrack 1756
Makers and roles
John Michael Rysbrack (Antwerp 1684 – London 1770), sculptor