Apollo
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1 AD - 150 AD (Torso c. A.D. 1-150; restorations, c. 1750-80) - 1750 - 1780 (Torso c. A.D. 1-150; restorations, c. 1750-80)
Materials
Marble
Measurements
1540 x 640 x 390 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772410.1
Summary
Marble statue of the sun god Apollo. He stands naked, his right hand resting on a lyre, alluding to his role as patron of music and poetry. The statue incorporates an antique torso of Narcissus, with eighteenth century restorations to the head, both arms, both legs, lyre and base. The subject could also be interpreted as Orpheus.
Provenance
Probably acquired for Robert Adam's remodeling of the Marble Hall in the 1760s. First recorded in 1782 inventory of Osterley in the Marble Hall. Purchased from George Child-Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey (1910-1998) by HM Government in 1949 for the Nation and vested in the Victoria and Albert Museum; transferred to the National Trust in 2002.
Credit line
National Trust Collections (Osterley Park, The Jersey Collection)
References
Tomlin, 1986: Maurice Tomlin. “The 1782 inventory of Osterley Park.” Furniture History 22 (1986): pp.107-134., p.122