Hercules Relieving Atlas of the Globe
Jean Pesne
(French, 1623–1700)
Nicolas Poussin
(French (active in Rome), 1594–1665)
1678
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 27.2 × 26.9 cm (10 11/16 × 10 9/16 in.)(trimmed on the platemark)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession numberM18240
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ProvenanceGardner Brewer (b. 1806-d. 1874), Boston; 1874, by bequest to his daughter, Caroline A. Brewer (Mrs. Arthur Croft)(d. 1898); 1898, her bequest to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1902 (transferred from Library))