Illustration of the Hercules fountain in the centre of The Pond at Kew Gardens. The bronze sculpture depicts Hercules fighting a serpent and is the centrepiece of the fountain. Museum Number 1 is in the background, built by Decimus Burton in 1856-7.

Date:
1963
Location:
Kew Gardens, Hercules And Serpent Fountain, Kew, Richmond Upon Thames, Greater London Authority, TW9
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Kew Gardens, Museum Number 1, Kew, Richmond Upon Thames, Greater London Authority, TW9
Reference:
IC089/008
Type:
Artwork
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Description

The painting is dated 1963 and is signed; however the signature is largely illegible. The sculpture is also known as 'Hercules and Achelous' and was sculpted by Francis Joseph Bosio. The sculpture was once situated outside the east front of Windsor Castle and then re-erected at Kew in 1963.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC089 Miscellaneous Artwork; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

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Keywords

Sculpture, Pond, Fountain