The Farnese Hercules. Engraving by F. Piranesi, 1782, after T. Piroli.

  • Piroli, Tommaso, approximately 1752-1824.
Date:
1782
Reference:
11582i
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Publication/Creation

1782

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 49.3 x 33.1 cm

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Lettering

Ercole in riposo, opera Greca di Glicone Ateniese dissotterrato nelle terme di Caracalla, che si ammira nell'atrio del Palazzo Farnese. A Sua Altezza il sig.re Principe di Hessenstein Governator Gen.le della Pomerania Svezzese. Feld-maresciallo dell'armata di S.M. il Re di Svezia &c &c &c. Grand'estimatore delle belle arti. Francesco Piranesi D.D.D. Tommaso Piroli dis. Francesco Piranesi inc. 1782.

Creator/production credits

The dedicatee is Prince Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein, extramarital son of King Fredrik I of Sweden

Reference

Wellcome Collection 11582i

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  • impression with pinholes and signs of exposure to light, indicating previous use for display
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    11582i.1
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