Hercules Playing a Lyre with the Infant Bacchus, after an Antique Gem
DrawingsFrench18th century

Hercules Playing a Lyre with the Infant Bacchus, after an Antique Gem

c. 1722-1724

Artists

Bernard PicartArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to wove card, framing lines in graphite
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.9 x 15 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.) oval: 13 x 8.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Agnes Mongan.

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