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Sebald Beham (1500-1550 Frankfurt-am-Main)

Hercules slaying the hydra, from: The labours of Hercules

with number ‘2’ (in ink, upper right corner) and inscribed ‘HERCULES […] OCCIDIT’ and
signed and dated ‘HSB [interlaced] 1545’ (in the plate)
engraving
5.3 x 7.8 cm (plate); 10.4 x 15.4 cm (sheet)
Bartsch 102; Pauli 100; Hollstein 100 III (from four); The New Hollstein 99 III (from four)1
A good impression with very wide margins, there are a few small stains (mainly outside the
subject), but the sheet is in otherwise good condition

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