Name: Antique Print-HERCULES-IN-THE-GARDEN-Hamilton-1766
SKU: PICTURA-04054
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Antique Print-HERCULES-IN-THE-GARDEN-Hamilton-1766

€175.00

‘HERCULES IN THE GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDES’

– Depicts Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides, a scene from Greek mythology where Hercules is tasked with retrieving the golden apples guarded by the Hesperides. The three figures on the right appear on the above First Day’s vase.

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Description

Depicts Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides, a scene from Greek mythology where Hercules is tasked with retrieving the golden apples guarded by the Hesperides. The three figures on the right appear on the above First Day’s vase.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Hamilton.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 55 x 32.2 cm (21.65 x 12.68 inch). Image size: 51 x 26.9 cm. (20.08 x 10.59 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Middle fold as issued. Ghosting from previous matting. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

HERCULES, GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDES, GREEK MYTHOLOGY, ANTIQUITIES | PCO-B7-47

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Collection of Etruscan, Greek, and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the honble. William Hamilton (1730-1803) his britannick maiesty’s envoy extraordinary at the court of Naples, vol.1, pl. 129. Printed by F. Morelli.