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Hercules (Roman mythological character)

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  • Hercules between Virtue and Vice. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
  • The drunken Hercules urinating. Photographic postcard, 196-.
  • Hercules. Engraving by G. Ghisi after G.B. Bertano.
  • Hercules: six episodes in his life. Wood engraving by Bisson and Cottard after A. Rivaud.
  • Harpies try to keep open the doors of the temple of Janus, but they are clubbed by Hercules. Coloured mezzotint by A. Blooteling after G. de Lairesse.
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    The centaur Nessus carrying off Deianeira. Etching with aquatint by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani.

    Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785. | Date: 1787 | Reference: 11728i
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    Hercules brings Alcestis back from the dead and restores her to her husband Admetus. Engraving by L. Desplaces after A. Coypel, 1715.

    Coypel, Antoine, 1661-1722. | Date: [1715?] | Reference: 2854644i
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    The drunken Hercules. Photograph by J. Mudd after E.J. Hähnel.

    Hähnel, Ernst Julius, 1811-1891. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 3086619i
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    The Farnese Hercules seen from behind. Pen and ink drawing.

    | Reference: 33372i
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    The centaur Nessus being shot by Hercules while carrying off Deianeira. Engraving by B. Franco.

    Franco, Battista, 1510?-1561. | Date: 1500-1599 | Reference: 11569i
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