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Hendrick Goltzius — The Emperor Commodus as Hercules (B. 144; Holl. 146; S. 313)
Hendrick Goltzius

The Emperor Commodus as Hercules (B. 144; Holl. 146; S. 313)

Hendrick Goltzius's 'The Emperor Commodus as Hercules' (B. 144; Holl. 146; S. 313) is an engraving from 1592 in the second and final state. The impression is notably clear and well-preserved, printed on paper with an indistinct armorial watermark, and presented framed.

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Engraving, 1592, a very good, clear impression of the second (final) state, on paper with an indistinct armorial watermark, framed

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Hendrick Goltzius, The Emperor Commodus as Hercules (B. 144; Holl. 146; S. 313)

Hendrick Goltzius's 'The Emperor Commodus as Hercules' (B. 144; Holl. 146; S. 313) is an engraving from 1592 in the second and final state. The impression is notably clear and well-preserved, printed on paper with an indistinct armorial watermark, and presented framed.

Medium
Engraving, 1592, a very good, clear impression of the second (final) state, on paper with an indistinct armorial watermark, framed
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Heroic, Dutch, Historical, Portrait, 16th Century, Hercules, Engraving, Classical Mythology, Black and White, Renaissance

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