Hercules, Omphale and Cupid
Group
ca. 1773-1775 (made)
ca. 1773-1775 (made)
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Group of Hercules, Omphale and Cupid, glazed white hard-paste porcelain. Omphale is standing naked but with a lion-skin thrown over her back and drawn about her waist between Hercules who is seated on a rock to her left and Cupid who stands on her right. In his right hand Hercules holds a spindle over his left shoulder and in his left hand a skein; Cupid is holding Hercules' Club. Irregular mounded base, moulded with foliation and flowers.
Object details
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| Title | Hercules, Omphale and Cupid (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, glazed |
| Brief description | Group of Hercules, Omphale and Cupid, hard-paste porcelain; Germany, Furstenburg, ca.1773-5. |
| Physical description | Group of Hercules, Omphale and Cupid, glazed white hard-paste porcelain. Omphale is standing naked but with a lion-skin thrown over her back and drawn about her waist between Hercules who is seated on a rock to her left and Cupid who stands on her right. In his right hand Hercules holds a spindle over his left shoulder and in his left hand a skein; Cupid is holding Hercules' Club. Irregular mounded base, moulded with foliation and flowers. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lt. Col. Kenneth Dingwall, DSO |
| Production | Modelled by Anton Carl Luplau (1745-95), after an ivory by the German sculptor Balthasar Permoser (1651-1732) formerly in the Ducal collection at Brunswick, stolen by the French in 1806. |
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| Accession number | C.114-1917 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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