The Infant Hercules ; Hercules Conqueror
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Item data
Title
The Infant Hercules ; Hercules Conqueror
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Hercules
Names
Wicar, Jean-Baptiste Joseph, 1762-1834 (Delineator)
Masquelier fils (Etcher)
Masquelier, Nicolas-François-Joseph, 1760-1809 (Draftsman)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1789 - 1819
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Heracles (Greek mythology)
Hides & skins
Mythology
Hercules (Roman mythology)
Snakes
Warriors -- To 499
Male nude in art
Nemean lion (Greek mythology)
Clubs (weapons)
Genres
Notes
Source Note: Tableaux, statues, bas-reliefs et camées de la Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti. (Paris : Masquelier, 1789-1819) Mongez (1747-1835), Author.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Dessiné par Wicar. Gravé à l'Eau-forte par Masquelier fils. Terminé par N. F. Masquelier."--printed on border.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 17.6 x 24.8 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cc8e8b90-c5be-012f-fcce-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1789
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1789 - 1819). The Infant Hercules ; Hercules Conqueror Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc8e8b90-c5be-012f-fcce-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Infant Hercules ; Hercules Conqueror" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc8e8b90-c5be-012f-fcce-58d385a7bc34
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