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The Choice of Hercules

Paolo de' Matteis, 1712

The painting was commissioned by Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, to complete the project for a history painting outlined in the Earl's 'A Notion of the Historical Draught of Hercules'. Shaftesbury's persistent ill health forced him to retire to Naples where he wrote the work.

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Title of artwork, date

The Choice of Hercules, 1712

Date supported

1980

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

198 x 256 cm

Grant

16000

Total cost

65000

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