Mythology & Putti
Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion
c.1853-76Albumen print | RCIN 851845
A photograph of a drawing now in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle (RCIN 990298). The drawing closely resembles an engraving by Adam Ghisi (RCIN 851844: after a design attributed to Giulio Romano), of which is thought to be a copy.
It has been suggested the the drawing might be by Ghisi himself, and preparatory for the engraving (Popham in 'The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries [...] at Windsor Castle', no.373).
It has been suggested the the drawing might be by Ghisi himself, and preparatory for the engraving (Popham in 'The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries [...] at Windsor Castle', no.373).
- Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)