Bronze sculpture group in green marble frame, Apollo and the Graces, signed by G. Varlede, Napoli. A bronze relief wall plaque with four figures. The women are labelled Myrto, Kalyke, Hedyle even though it is thought to be after the Antique and called Apollo and the Graces who are Aglaea (“Splendor”), Old cleaning material around neck. Tarnished and discoloured. End of knob is dented. Euphrosyne (“Mirth”), and Thalia (“Good Cheer”). Myrto was a wife of Socrates, Kalyke (Calyce) could be one of the Nysiad nymphs who nursed Dionysus and Hedyle was a poetess, who lived in Athens, during the third century BC and wrote a poem entitled Scylla.
Marks and inscriptions: Along bottom of sculpture: Signed by G. Varlede, Naples. At one time this item was said to be a bronze relief after the Antique of ‘Apollo and the Graces’ (label) 3 small paper labels stuck on with hand written names of Myrto, Kalyke & Hedyle
Provenance: Given with the property to the National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt (1870 – 1958)
Object description
Type: Sculpture
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland
Material: Bronze sculpture group in green marble frame
Artist: G. Varlede
Date: Unknown
Image Details
Date: 11 September 2026
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Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
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ISO: 500
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.