Figure
late 18th century (made)
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Figure of Hercules after the ancient sculpture 'Farnese Hercules'. Hercules is nude and is standing with his right hand behind his back, his lions skin over a rock under his left arm and his club in his left hand. Square plinth painted to imitate marble.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of Hercules, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels, Kloster-Veilsdorf porcelain factory, Germany (Thuringia), late 18th century |
| Physical description | Figure of Hercules after the ancient sculpture 'Farnese Hercules'. Hercules is nude and is standing with his right hand behind his back, his lions skin over a rock under his left arm and his club in his left hand. Square plinth painted to imitate marble. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr R. Clarke Edwards |
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| Accession number | C.377-1918 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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