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Hercules Slaying the Hydra
Charles David (French, 1600–1636/38)
After: Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519 or 1520–1570)
Published by: Pierre Mariette I (French, about 1603–1657)
After: Frans Floris (Netherlandish, 1519 or 1520–1570)
Published by: Pierre Mariette I (French, about 1603–1657)
about 1625-1635
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.6 x 28.8 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.1 x 28.1 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.1 x 28.1 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB1164.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 52; Le Blanc 12
Marks
Verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, bottom left, the number "5"
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA June 12, 1900