Hercules and Telephus, life-size statue in bronze at the entrance to the Huntington Library. This statue was cast in Italy by order of Francis I, King of France, early in the XVI century, for the decoration of his palace at Villeroi, in a mould taken from the orginal marble statue in Rome. The orginal statue is now in the Vatican. At the time of the Revolution it was removed and afterward purchased by Alexander, tenth Duke of Hamilton, and placed in Hamilton Palace. It was acquired from the Hamilton sale of 1882 for the Gould collection, and later it was bought for Mr. Huntington. Image was sponsored by the Federal Writers' Project.
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery Libraries--California--San Marino Statues--California--San Marino San Marino (Calif.) Works Progress Administration Collection photographs
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