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Hercules and Nemean Lion

Felice Gianica. 1805

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Hercules shown from right back.

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Title: Hercules and Nemean Lion
Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
Date Created: ca. 1805
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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