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Drawing, Three Deeds of Hercules

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1813 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

It has the following markings

Watermark: bird upon triple mount in circle.

It is inscribed

Inscribed: nozze di Ercole con Ebe; Ercole Deianira centauro; Ercole vince la regina delle amazoni

Cite this object as

Drawing, Three Deeds of Hercules; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper; Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3263

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