Lot 611

After the Antique
FARNESE HERCULES

The Lord Constantine Collection
Auction: 12 October 2007 at 12:00 BST
£2,400
Description
bronze, dark brown patina, raised on a square base
37cm high
Footnote
Note: It is first recorded in Rome during the 1550's when displayed in Palazzo Farnese and was reputed to have been discovered in the Baths of Caracalla during the previous decade. In 1787 it was transferred to the palace of Capodimonte in Naples and is now in the Museo Nazionale.
