Hercules and Lichas, Seen from the Front

1812

Pietro Fontana

Artist, Italian, 1762 - 1837

Giovanni Folo

Artist, Italian, 1764 - 1836

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 62.87 × 46.99 cm (24 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 86.36 × 61.6 cm (34 × 24 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2021.67.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854 - 1888, no. 18, State undesc. i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased by NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. 18, undesc. i/iv

Inscriptions

lower center below image, in plate: PER VN DE'PIEDI IL FVRIBONDO ALCIDE AFFERRA E SCAGLIA LICA....Sofocle nelle Trachin.v.792

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