Title

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Samson slaying a Philistine, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. 'Bronze group of Samson slaying a Philistine; inscribed on the base "Adrianus Fries Hagiensis Batvvs f. 1612." This fine bronze, the work of Adrian Fries, is an imitation, on a reduced scale, with many variations, from the marble group by his master, Giovanni Bologna, mentioned in Vasari's notice of the latter artist. (This marble, upwards of 7ft. high, is also in this country, being the property of Sir William Worsley, Bart., at Hovingham Hall, near York.) Height, 2ft. 6in. The Trustees of the National Gallery of Edinburgh'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A15_262

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

8,5Mb (584,6Kb) / 4,2in x 7,8in / 1267 x 2346 (300dpi)

Keywords

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