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The Farnese Hercules, from Classical Statues in Rome

Francesco Piranesi  (Italian, 1758–1810)

Artist:
After Tommaso Piroli (Italian, Rome 1752–1824 Rome)
Date:
1782
Medium:
Etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 7/16 x 15 15/16 in. (54.5 x 40.5 cm) Plate: 19 5/16 x 13 3/16 in. (49 x 33.5 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession Number:
41.71.1.18(26)

This artwork is not on display

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: At lower left: Tomasso Piroli dis. At lower right: Francesco Piranesi inc. 1782. At bottom center: Ercole in roposo opera Greca di Glicone Ateniese dissoterrato nelle Terme di Caracalla, / che si ammira nell'Atrio del Palazzo Farnese. / A Sua Altezza il Sig.re (re as superscript) Principe di Hessenstein Governator Gente della Pomerania Svezzese / Feld Maresciallo dell'armata di S.M. il Re di Svezia Grand' Estimatore delle belle Arti At lower right: Francesco Piranesi D.D.D.

    Marking: On verso at center: The Metropolitan Museum of Art stamp

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