After François Joseph BOSIO (1768-1845). Hercules fighting Achéloüs metamorphosed into a snake. Brown patina bronze on a Sienna yellow marble and bronze base. Restoration period. Height 39 cm - Width : 28 cm Note: Hercules was Achéloüs' rival for the love of Déjanire. Bosio's plaster model was exhibited at the Salon of 1814. Charles X had it cast in monumental bronze by Carbonnieux in 1824. Today, the bronze is on display in the Cour Puget of the Louvre. Provenance : - private collection. - purchased from Acanthe Antiquités in 2010.