Twelve Circular Medallions with Representations of the Deeds of Hercules, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and ink, brush and brown- grey wash on paper, Top row: Hercules battling Hydra with torch. Captions written in graphite over medallions: Ercole ammazza lidra. Hercules strangles lion of Nemea. Caption: ercole amazza il leone nemeo. Hercules carries boar, ercole porta il cignale al evristeo. Hercules holds horns of bull Achelous, ercole vince il frume Acheloo. Hercules captures stag Ercole cerva. Hercules taking heavens on his shoulder, Ercole airta atlante. Hercules

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