Attributed to John Cheere on The National Trust website - there is a lead group of David and Goliath also attributed to John Cheere in the same garden.
The gardens which surround the Hall were layed out between 1718 and 1728.
The Cheere attribution is probably incorrect if the gardens were laid 1718 - 28. 4 statues originally sat on bastions in the garden. An attribution to Carpentiere (d.1737) would seem more likely.
Cheere was not in production until 1737
A Cain and Abel was proposed for Castle Howard in 1723 - Height 6' at £20 (Citation needed -Check this).
Unfortunately there was a fire in 1822 and much documentation was consumed by the flames.
It is impossible to make comparisons without better photographs.
https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1276673
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