Leda with the Swan and Hercules as a Child
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5326847
Item data
Title
Leda with the Swan and Hercules as a Child
Collection
German old master prints
The Labors of Hercules
Names
Aldegrever, Heinrich, 1502- (Printmaker)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1550
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEOG
Genres
Notes
Citation/Reference: Bartsch 83; Illustrated Bartsch 83; Hollstein 83
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: Plate mark: 4 3/16 x 2 5/8 in. (10.7 x 6.7 cm), Paper / Sheet: 4 5/16 x 2 3/4 in. (11 x 7 cm)
Stamped in black ink, verso: [Graf F.J. von Enzenberg (Lugt 845)]
Cream laid
Identifiers
TMS ID: 25793
TMS Object Number: 52773
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d74f5fb0-2e47-0133-ab1b-58d385a7bbd0
Rights
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Leda with the Swan and Hercules as a Child" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1550. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d74f5fb0-2e47-0133-ab1b-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1550). Leda with the Swan and Hercules as a Child Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d74f5fb0-2e47-0133-ab1b-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Leda with the Swan and Hercules as a Child" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d74f5fb0-2e47-0133-ab1b-58d385a7bbd0
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