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Hercules and the Hydra
Cristofano di Michele Martini, called il Robetta (Italian, 1462–after 1534)
about 1510-1520
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 × 17.5 cm (7 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)(lacking c. 37 mm at the top, c. 12 mm at the bottom, c. 5 mm at the left, and c. 17 mm at the right)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1018
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hind D.II.34, ii/ii; Bartsch XIII, 404, 21, ii/ii; Illustrated Bartsch 2521.039, ii/ii; Le Blanc 28, ii/ii
Marks
Recto, bottom right, in pen and brown ink, the mark of William Esdaile, London (1758-1837)(Lugt 2617); verso, bottom left, in pen and black ink, the mark of William Esdaile, 1830; verso, top left, in pen and brown ink, the mark of Baron Charles Marochetti, Paris and London (1805-1867)(Lugt 392); verso, bottom left, stamped in black ink, the mark of William Bell Scott, London (1811-1890)(Lugt 2607); verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, bottom right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceWilliam Esdaille (1758-1837, London, Lugt 2617); William Bell Scott (1811-1890, London, Lugt 2607); Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); from whom purchased by MFA November 1897.