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Nicolas Raymond de La Fage (1656-90)
Hercules and the Nemean Lion
RCIN 906188
Nicolas Raymond de La Fage (1656-90)
Hercules and the Nemean Lion
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A drawing of the nude figure of Hercules, full length, with legs wide apart as he prizes open the jaws of the Nemean lion. Another male figure looks on from the right.
Provenance
Listed in George III's 'Inventory A,' c.1800, p.128 ('Mr: Le Fage.'): '47. Forty seven, forty of which are designs taken from the Metmorphosis of Ovid.'
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Creator(s)
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Other number(s)
RL 06188
