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Print made by Abraham Blooteling, 1640–1690, Dutch, Hercules before the Temple of Janus, between 1680 and 1690
- Title:
Hercules before the Temple of Janus
- Date:
- between 1680 and 1690
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 3/16 × 10 11/16 inches (36 × 27.2 cm), Image: 13 5/8 x 10 11/16 inches (34.6 x 27.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "First state before "et ex"; lower right: "Wessely: p 74. no. 80 T | #65"
Lettered in black ink, lower right: "G Lairesse pinxit | A Blooteling fecit"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.836
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- aggressive, unfriendly activities and relationships of Hercules | architectural subject | club (weapon) | death | door | fighting | Greek | harpies | hero | killing | legend | man | mythology | nude | portrait | quarrel | relief | religious and mythological subject | sandals | temple | togas | trees | wings (costume accessories) | women | wreaths
- Associated Places:
- Italy | Lazio | Roma | Roman Forum | Rome | Temple of Janus
- Associated People:
- Hercules
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22527
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