Hercules
Maker
(artist)
1556-1629
(engraver)
1570-1634
(publisher)
1570-1634
1556-1629
(engraver)
1570-1634
(publisher)
1570-1634
Title
Hercules
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Dimensions
Height: 27.2 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.2763
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: Above the image, black ink: “AFFECTVS FACILIVS EXCLVDVNTVR QVAM EXPELLVNTVR. SENECA.”; Within the image, lower left corner, black ink: “Vaentius inuent. Pet. de Iode excud.”; Below the image, black ink: “Vir fortis et bonus, Cupidines malas // Si paffus ingredi fit ex incuria; // Nec Herculis Claua: nec AEgide foras, // Fugientibus Bonis, nifi aegre eiecerit. // Cest Home a faict entrer les mauuais Cupidons, // De les mettre dehors beaucoup il se recule, // Quoi qu'il se vueille aider pour s'enfuir les Bons // Du Bouclier de Pallas et Masse de Hercule.”; Mount: lower left corner, graphite: “O. VEEN”.
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