Unidentified
One of two van der Doort references to Hercules bronzes to be matched with either one of these Sale references: WS 273, no 264 or 265
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 93, № 9
(same size) Hercules, with a club to strike with in his right hand
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
1ft 5in x 0in (43.2cm high)
Frame:
high black ebony wooden pedestal
Provenance:
Henry, Prince of Wales
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
inherited
Notes:
No. 9 of the Florentine bronze statues
Location:
Room description extended:
Your Majesty's statues placed round about the Cabinet Room; 36 including 16 of the 18 little statues which came to your majesty by the decease of Prince Henry; the other 2 are in the Chair Room
Original Manuscript page number:
Windsor MS., f. 23 and V&A f. 40, no 8
Interpreting the text:
Text in brackets comes from the V&A manuscript
Identification certainty:
Unknown