Hercules, Bolsover Castle

English Heritage
United Kingdom

These are multiple captures of Hercules holding a globe below the Marble Closet balcony. This imagery plays on the theatrical theme as well as the Inigo Jones stage. And the stone carving of Hercules is making reference to Shakepeare’s theatre The Globe.

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Title: Hercules, Bolsover Castle
Location: Bolsover Castle
Type: Sculpture
Original Source: BOLSOVER CASTLE
Rights: English Heritage
Photographer: Kevin Moran
Commisioned by: William Cavendish

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