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Print, Hercules Killing Cacus

This is a Print. It was print maker: Hendrik Goltzius. It is dated 1588 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is charioscuro woodcut from three blocks in black, yellow, and olive-green, on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor G. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 41.9 × 33.7 cm (16 1/2 × 13 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Hercules Killing Cacus; Print Maker: Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlandish, 1558 – 1617); charioscuro woodcut from three blocks in black, yellow, and olive-green, on laid paper; H x W: 41.9 × 33.7 cm (16 1/2 × 13 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor G. Hewitt; 1951-43-1

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