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Hercules and the Hydra, from The Labors of Hercules

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1545

Artist:

Sebald Beham
German, 1500-1550

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hans Sebald Beham

Title

Hercules and the Hydra, from The Labors of Hercules

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1545

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/sheet, trimmed to platemark: 5.2 × 7.7 cm (2 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1922.331

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