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The Farnese Hercules in an Interior

Image credit: National Trust Images

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The sculpture of the Farnese Hercules was rediscovered at the Baths of Caracella in Rome in 1546, and was displayed in its own room in Cardinal Alessandro Farnese's palace, Rome.

This is one of a set of eight paintings of celebrated ancient Greek statuary painted in grisaille (a grey-green monochrome colour) by the artist. The set was probably commissioned as souvenirs by John Parker (1734/1735–1788), MP, during his Grand Tour of Italy in 1764 and may have occupied a garden building at Saltram.

National Trust, Saltram

Plymouth

Title

The Farnese Hercules in an Interior

Date

1765

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 98 x W 73 cm

Accession number

872546

Acquisition method

gift, as part of the endowment, from the 6th Earl of Morley, 1957

Work type

Painting

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Plympton, Plymouth, Devon PL7 1UH England

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