Twelfth Labour of Hercules, The
Maker
Johann Esaias Nilson (artist)
1721-1788
Johann Esaias Nilson (draughtsman)
1721-1788
(publisher)
(active 1750-1760) (Life dates)
1721-1788
Johann Esaias Nilson (draughtsman)
1721-1788
(publisher)
(active 1750-1760) (Life dates)
Title
Twelfth Labour of Hercules, The
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Dimensions
Height: 33.6 cm
Width: 21.3 cm
Width: 21.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.1909
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: recto, decorative frame : HERCU = / LS. //
Inscription: recto, lower margin : So bald der Hercules / läft seine Stärcte sehen, / mit selbst der Cerberus / so gleich die gründe gehen. / Suas oftentnans porten = / tas Hercules vivés, / pavido tremore vel / ipse Cerburus cadit. / I.E. Nilson, inv. et del. No [colon] 45. Ioh. Georg Hertel, excud. A.V.1. //
Inscription: recto, lower margin : So bald der Hercules / läft seine Stärcte sehen, / mit selbst der Cerberus / so gleich die gründe gehen. / Suas oftentnans porten = / tas Hercules vivés, / pavido tremore vel / ipse Cerburus cadit. / I.E. Nilson, inv. et del. No [colon] 45. Ioh. Georg Hertel, excud. A.V.1. //
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