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Lernaei muneris gerulum in Euboicum mare praecipitat Hercules (Hercules Throwing Lichas into the Sea), pl. 84 from the series Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Lernaei muneris gerulum in Euboicum mare praecipitat Hercules (Hercules Throwing Lichas into the Sea), pl. 84 from the series Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Date:
17th century
Location:
Not on display
Century:
17th Century AD
Media:
Etching
Dimensions:
10.4 x 11.9 cm (image)
Department:
Achenbach Foundation
Object Type:
Print
Country:
Italy
Continent:
Europe
Provenance:

Provenance:
Ganymede Graphics, Berkeley, 1971;
Marcus Sopher;

Accession Number:
1989.1.211
Acquisition Date:
1989-12-07
Credit Line:

Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Sopher Collection

Hercules holding a man he is about to toss into the ocean.

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