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The Labours of Hercules
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Object type
Museum number
1868,0822.246
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Title (series)
- The Labours of Hercules
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Description
Hercules wrestling Antaeus; standing in frontal view at centre, lifting Antaeus off the ground; his club on the ground at right; rocky landscape in background; from a series of twelve engravings. 1545
Engraving -
Producer name
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School/style
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Date
- 1545
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 49 millimetres
- Width: 72 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Content
Signed with monogram and dated on a tablet at lower left.
Lettered at upper left: 'ANTAEUM LIBIAE GYGANTEM/ SUFFOCAT HERCULES'
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Curator's comments
BM has a complete set of the series, most of the plates in various states.
BM also has an impression of the first and fourth states, see 1845,0809.1220 and Gg,4C.10. -
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Location
Not on display (German Post-binder Small)
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Subjects
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Associated names
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1868
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Department
Prints & Drawings
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Registration number
1868,0822.246
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