Relief flanked by Hercules with the bull of Crete and Hercules with a horse of Diomedes, Louis Surugue, After Charles Le Brun, 1713 print Relief with Victoria, seated on a mountain of weapons, with the club of Hercules and a palm branch in the hands. The relief is flanked by Hercules, who catches the bull of Crete, and on the right by Hercules with a horse of Diomedes caught by him. Along the edges instructions for mounting the print on other prints. Print is part of a series of prints, which together present the painted ceiling with the apotheosis of Hercules in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris. pu
Relief flanked by Hercules with the bull of Crete and Hercules with a horse of Diomedes, Louis Surugue, After Charles Le Brun, 1713 print Relief with Victoria, seated on a mountain of weapons, with the club of Hercules and a palm branch in the hands. The relief is flanked by Hercules, who catches the bull of Crete, and on the right by Hercules with a horse of Diomedes caught by him. Along the edges instructions for mounting the print on other prints. Print is part of a series of prints, which together present the painted ceiling with the apotheosis of Hercules in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris. publisher: Amsterdampublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving (decorated) ceiling. (7) the Cretan bull is captured by Hercules. (8) the four mares of King Diomedes are captured; when Diomedes is slain in the ensuing battle his body is thrown to the mares to eat (+ variant) Lambert Hotel
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