Seated Hercules

DrawingsItalian18th century

Seated Hercules

18th century

Artists

Giuseppe Bernardino BisonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.8 x 24.6 cm (7 13/16 x 9 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Jean-Pierre Selz, Paris; Jeffrey E. Horvitz Boston; sold to Harvard Art Museum, 2008

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