Caption

Hercules with the boar of Erymanthus, Galerie des peintures qui sont dans la ball du bal à Fontainebleau, Paintings from the ballroom of Fontainebleau castle, print, album page, Series number, 9, 14, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Alexandre Bettou, after painting by Francesco Primaticcio, Fontainebleau, 1622 - 1693, paper, etching, height 211 mm x width 218 mm, (4) the Erymanthian boar is captured by Hercules, A detailed pen-and-ink drawing shows a muscular male figure seen from the back, wearing a draped cloth around his waist and reaching down with one arm; nearby is a large coiled animal tail and the head of a beast lying on the ground with curled horns and an open mouth, surrounded by textured grass, low plants, and scattered stones, all rendered with fine crosshatching and line work on a lightly textured pale background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B28_447

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Rights managed

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42.9Mb (11.4Mb) / 13.7in x 12.2in / 4102 x 3655 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hercules boar Erymanthus Galerie des peintures qui sont dans la ball du bal à Fontainebleau Paintings ballroom Fontainebleau castle print album page Series number 9 14 Print part album printmaker Alexandre Bettou painting Francesco Primaticcio Fontainebleau 1622 - 1693 paper etching height 211 mm x width 218 mm 4 Erymanthian boar captured detailed pen- -ink drawing muscular male figure back wearing draped cloth waist reaching down arm nearby large coiled animal tail head beast lying ground curled horns open mouth surrounded textured grass low plants scattered stones rendered fine crosshatching line work lightly textured pale background