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Hercules and the Bull, c. 1820, 5 9/16 x 7 x 5 1/16 in. (14.13 x 17.78 x 12.86 cm), Silver, England, 19th century, This small sculpture of Hercules' seventh Labour, the capturing of the Cretan Bull, was made by an unknown English silversmith in the early 19th century for Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843). The only further known cast of this model is kept by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Originally the silver sculpture would have served as an ornament for the dining table - a particularly appropriate subject whenever beef was served.
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Hercules and the Bull, c. 1820, 5 9/16 x 7 x 5 1/16 in. (14.13 x 17.78 x 12.86 cm), Silver, England, 19th century, This small sculpture of Hercules' seventh Labour, the capturing of the Cretan Bull, was made by an unknown English silversmith in the early 19th century for Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843). The only further known cast of this model is kept by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Originally the silver sculpture would have served as an ornament for the dining table - a particularly appropriate subject whenever beef was served.
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Album / quintlox
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Image size:
5832 x 4965 px | 82.8 MB
Print size:
49.4 x 42.0 cm | 19.4 x 16.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1773-1843 • 1820 • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • BUCKINGHAM PALACE • BULL • CAPTURING • CAST • CRETAN BULL • DECOR • DECORATION • DECORATIONS • DECORATIVE • DINING TABLE- • DUKE • EARLY 19TH CENTURY • ENGLAND'S • ENGLAND • FIGURE • FIGURINE • FURTHER • GREAT BRITAIN • HERCULES' SEVENTH LABOUR • HERCULES • KEPT • MAJESTY • MODEL • NINETEENTH CENTURY • ORIGINALLY • ORNAMENT • ORNAMENTATION • ORNAMENTS • PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE SUBJECT WHENEVER BEEF • PRINCE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK • QUEEN • QUEENS • SERVED • SILVER SCULPTURE • SILVER • SMALL SCULPTURE • STATUETTE • SUSSEX • U. K. • UNKNOWN ENGLISH SILVERSMITH • XIX CENTURY
