Farnese Hercules, Museum of Naples, Italy

Inscriptions

Imprinted in grey ink on recto: "No. 4402. Ercole farnese (Museo Napoli)"; Written in pencil on verso: "PH/ 6091"; Written in pencil on verso: "IT-232/ Sommer"; Written in pencil on verso: "2000-"; Written in pencil on verso: "AD 135 / 349 (19)/ 5183 / 254"; Stamped in black ink on verso: "I.C.(cirlced)"

Provenance

George Stephanopoulos, New York, NY December 3, 2018: the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Quick Overview

Artist: Giorgio Sommer (Italian, 1834–1914)
Date: c. 1860s
Medium: albumen print from collodion negative
Dimensions: Image: 37.9 x 27.3 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/4 in.); Paper: 64 x 49 cm (25 3/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: Photograph
Department: Photography
Credit line: Gift of George Stephanopoulos
Accession no.: 2018.436

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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.