Hercules Child Dressed In The Skin Of The Nemean Lion, Life-size Terracotta From The 19th Century

Important life-size terracotta representing Hercules as a child dressed in the skin of the Nemean lion.

the child is naked and his shoulders are covered with the famous skin whose muzzle appears on the left side.
the child is lightly seated on a low wall at his feet an oak branch.
the face is lovely and smiling with beautiful wavy curls.
very good general condition, no restoration or accident.

beautiful old garden patina.
Hollow mark with stamp difficult to decipher, Italian manufacturer located in Venice and Milan.

superb work based on antiquity dating from the 2nd half of the 19th century.
a very beautiful terracotta of Hercules as a young child which is also similar to an allegory of winter.

dimensions:
104 cm high and 34 cm in diameter at the base.

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