The Farnese Hercules, three-quarter view turned to left [plate 3]

1638

François Perrier

Associated Names
François Perrier

Artist, French, 1594 - 1649

The image shows a statue of a male figure standing on a pedestal. The statue is leaning slightly, with a bent left leg and the weight on the right leg. The head is bowed, with defined facial features, including a beard and curly hair. The torso is muscular, with the left arm hanging down and the right arm bent behind. The left arm holds the skin of an animal with visible head and paws. The figure is unclothed. Diagonal lines in the background add depth. Initials "PB" and the number "3" are in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.18 × 13.65 cm (9 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.66 × 22.23 cm (13 1/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.126.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 44

  • Volume Title

    Segmenta nobilium signorum et statuarum

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe: no. 44.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: FPB [monogram] 3

Wikidata ID

Q77260762

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