Statue of Hercules with his child Telephos

Statue of Hercules, wearing the Nemean lion skin, with his child Telephos. Roman copy of a Greek statue of the 4th century BC. Also known as the Emperor Commodus dressed as Hercules. Found in Tivoli, now in the Louvre. Herculis Commodiani statua vetus marmorea. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Cannetti from Copperplates of the most beautiful ancient statues of Rome, Calcografia di piu belle statue antiche a Roma, engraved by Cannetti all'Arco della Ciambella, published by Gaetano Quojani, Rome, 1779

18th Century 4th Century Bc Allarco Della Ciambella Gaetano Quojani Giovanni Battista Cannetti Grand Tour Heracles Herakles Hercules Il Cannetti Louvre Roman Copy Roman Souvenir Stamperia Telephos Tivoli

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