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Title
Hercules Fighting the River-God Achelous
Names
Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502- (Printmaker)
Collection

German old master prints

The Labors of Hercules

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1550
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEOG
Genres
Prints
Notes
Citation/reference: Bartsch 89; Illustrated Bartsch 89; Hollstein 89
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: Plate mark: 4 3/16 x 2 5/8 in. (10.6 x 6.6 cm), Paper / Sheet: 4 5/16 x 2 3/4 in. (11 x 7 cm)
Stamped in brown ink, verso: [A. Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773)]; stamped in black ink, verso: [Graf F.J. von Enzenberg (Lugt 845)]
Cream laid
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 25912
TMS Object Number: 52779
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e05bfe40-2e47-0133-4db6-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1550: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hercules Fighting the River-God Achelous" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1550. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e353140-2efe-0133-ba13-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hercules Fighting the River-God Achelous" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e353140-2efe-0133-ba13-58d385a7b928

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1550). Hercules Fighting the River-God Achelous Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e353140-2efe-0133-ba13-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Hercules Fighting the River-God Achelous