55 - Late 18th century – early 19th century (Based on models attributed to François Lespingola)

Late 18th century – early 19th century (Based on models attributed to François Lespingola) Hercules Slaying the Lernaean Hydra and Hercules Feeding Diomedes to His Own Mares Pair of bronzes with a brown patina richly nuanced with red Height: 71 cm Hercules defeating the Lernaean Hydra and Hercules feeding Diomedes to his own mares, bronzes with a richly nuanced brown patina with red highlights, a pair, late 18th century–early 19th century, after models by F. Lespingola H.: 27.95 in. Provenance: Probably formerly in the Michael Hall Collection (New York); Private collection in Northern Europe Bibliography: Related works: François Souchal, *French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries: The Reign of Louis XIV: Illustrated Catalog*. Vol. 4, Supplementary Volume A–Z, London, 1993, p. 173 Geneviève Bresc-Bautier and Guilhem Scherf with J. D. Draper, French Bronzes from the Renaissance to the Age of Enlightenment, Paris, 2008, pp. 294–297 Geneviève Bresc-Bautier, “François Lespingola. Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra,” *Revue des Musées de France. Revue du Louvre*, 2, 2009, p. 47 Philippe Malgouyres, “Decorative Bronzes in Paris around 1700: On Groups Attributed to François Lespingola (1644–1705),” in French Bronzes: Materials and Techniques of Bronze Sculpture from the 16th to the 18th Century, London, 2014, pp. 139–149 Late 18th century–early 19th century (Based on models attributed to François Lespingola)