Hercules capturing the Ceryneian hind, Roman, 1st 2nd century AD. Marble. 45 x 29 x 16 cm. (17.7 x 11.4 x 6.3 in.). Courtesy GALERIE CHENEL at TEFAF Maastrich 2023

Provenance: In the collection of sculptor Giovanni Battista della Porta (1542 1597), Casa delli Heredi, Italy.
Acquired by the Borghese family in 1609, Stanza di Diogene, Villa Borghese, Italy.
Mentioned by Giacomo Manilli in 1650, then by Domenico Montelatici in 1700.
In the collection of Ludwig Mond (1839-1909), The Poplars, London.
Passed, by inheritance, into the collection of his son Alfred Moritz Mond (1868-1930), 1st Baron Melchett, Melchet Court, United Kingdom.
Probably sold by Sotheby’s London, “Catalogue of the Melchett Collection of Paintings, Drawings and Antiquities”, 24 May 1951, lot 26 (?).
Then in an English private collection.
Sold by Bonhams London, “Fine English and Continental Furniture, Works of Art and Tapestries”, 1 July 2003, lot 15.
Then in the collection of interior designer Mark Gillette, United Kingdom.

Literature: 1650. Published in Villa Borghese, Fuori di Porta Pinciana, by G. Manilli, page 96-97;
1700. Published in Villa Borghese, Fuori di Porta Pinciana, page 274;
D. Montelatici, 1710-1730. Published in Drawing, by Carlo Calderi, catalogue Inv. no. 2013,5015.3.67;
D. Montelatici, 1710-1730. Published in Final drawing, by Carlo Calderi, catalogue Inv. no. ECL-Bm.3:23-2012;
D. Montelatici, 1893. Published in Bullettino dell’Imperiale Istituto Archeologico Germanico, by H. Graeven, page 240, catalogue 41;
La Raccolta di Antichità di Giovanni Battista della Porta, 1928. Published in Catalogue of the Greek & Roman antiques in the possession of the Right Honourable Lord Melchett, by E. Strong, page 24, catalogue 17, pl. 27;
1956
La Raccolta di Antichità di Giovanni Battista della Porta, Published in American Journal of Archaeology, by C. Vermeule and D. von Bothmer, page 337-338;
Notes on a New Edition of Michaelis: Ancient Marbles in Great Britain. Part Two, 2011. Published in I Borghese e l’antico, by A. Coliva, page 183