AN ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY PLASTER RELIEF PLAQUE, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
HERCULES IN THE GARDEN OF HESPERIDES
£4,536
Auction: 15 JANUARY 2025 FROM 10:00 GMT
Description
oval, depicting a seated Hercules, identified by the leopard skin upon which he sits, before a standing figure of a nymph of Hesperides, with various old partial exhibition labels to the reverse.
Dimensions
55cm wide, 45cm high, 7cm deep
Footnote
The figures in the relief panel are taken from fragments of a frieze panel currently in the collection of the Akademisches Kunstmuseum, Bonn.