Historical information
This depiction of Perseus in marble, was Presented by James Chapman in 1885 to the National Gallery of Victoria. It was de-accessioned and transferred to Ballarat in 1943 where it joined other Victorian-era statues acquired in the 1880s and later. It was located outside the first Ballarat Library in Camp Street and moved to an indoor location at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in 2013 due to ongoing vandalism.
Significance
The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of Ballarat
Physical description
White marble statue, standing naked male with small wings on helmet.
Inscriptions & markings
Perseus
