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Hercules and the Hydra

Battista del Moro1552

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

Details

Title: Hercules and the Hydra
Creator: Battista Angolo del Moro
Date Created: 1552
Physical Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 21.9 x 28.3 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
Provenance: Unidentified collection (stamp, HB or HUB DUP, Lugt undescribed); (sale, Christie's, London, 16 October 1984, no. 239); (Valeria Bella Stampe, Milan); Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington, DC; by descent to Philip and Judith Benedict; gift to NGA, 1997.
Rights: CC0
Medium: etching on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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