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Late 18th century – early 19th century (After 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, Northern Europe Bibliography: related works: François Souchal, French sculptors of the 17th and 18th centuries: the reign of Louis XIV: illustrated catalogue. 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 (After models attributed to François Lespingola)
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About the sale Old Masters & 19th-century masters
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Auction time 11/10/2026 at 4:00 PM
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