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Print, Hercules Slaying the Hydra of Lerna

This is a Print. It was print maker: Michel Dorigny and after Simon Vouet. It is dated 1651 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

25.3 × 19.5 cm (9 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Hercules Slaying the Hydra of Lerna; Print Maker: Michel Dorigny (1617 – 1665); After Simon Vouet (French, 1590 - 1649); France; engraving on paper; 25.3 × 19.5 cm (9 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-242

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