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A Modern Hercules by S. W. Fores — VisualArtsDB

A Modern Hercules

A Modern Hercules

1795

Medium: Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 37.5 × 26.5 cm (14 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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