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Hubert Le Sueur (c. 1580-1658)
Hercules and Telephus 1631-32
Bronze | 205.0 x 107.0 x 93.0 cm (including base/stand) | RCIN 71442
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A full size bronze group of the standing Hercules wearing a lion pelt and cradling an infant in his left arm, supported by a tree stump.
Cast for Charles I from the ancient original in the Belvedere Court of the Vatican. The identity of the infant is not certain. He has been called the infant Bacchus and Ajax, but it is now generally considered to represent the hero's son Telephus, and to post-date the figure of Hercules himself.Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection at St James's Palace, moved to Hampton Court Palace during the reign of William III, moved to Windsor Castle by George IV, 1829.
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Medium and techniques
Bronze
Measurements
205.0 x 107.0 x 93.0 cm (including base/stand)
Alternative title(s)
Hercules with the infant Bacchus
