Drawings Roman statue of Hercules, at Wilton House
Object number
LDSAL2020.16.66
Artist/Designer/Maker
Creed, Carey - Artist
Production date
Circa 1730
Material
Paper
Ink
Printer's Ink
Ink
Printer's Ink
Technique
Drawing
Etching (Printing Process)
Etching (Printing Process)
Dimensions
Height: 275mm
Width: 190mm
Width: 190mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
6-
Coloss of Hercules, six attic Cubits high, E. of Pembroke's.
Coloss of Hercules, six attic Cubits high, E. of Pembroke's.
Inscription content
C.Creed f.
References
Reference (free text)
Charles Newton, Notes on the Sculptures at Wilton House (London: John Murray, 1849), p. 27.
This statue was the one in the entrance hall at Wilton House, described by Newton as 'A colossal Hercules, holding in his right hand a club, in his left the apples of the Hesperides, much restored...'