Author: Jean Baptiste de Poilly (1712-1780), after François Verdier (1651-1730)
Title: [Antique print, etching/ets] Hercules and Cerberus [mythologie], published ca. 1750.
Description: From a set known as the Recueil de plusieurs Figures d'Academie, Dessinée d'apres le Naturel here is a full figure representation of Hercules, dragging the three-headed Cerberus. The hero is seen from behind.Signed at bottom: F. Verdier jnuent / J. Bapt de Poilly sculp. CPR.. Etching on paper with broad margins; plate mark: 261 x 192 mm; total: 393 x 268 mm; some smudges on the margins and traces of previous mounting on the verso, not affecting the plate.

Keywords: Allegories|Animals|Literature|Mythology|Nude