Hercules Killing Cacus

Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Willem Jansz. Blaeu (Dutch, 1571–1638)

1588

Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from a line block and two tone blocks in yellow and green

DimensionsImage: 41.2 x 33.3 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 42.4 x 34.2 cm (16 11/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession numberP1619

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InscriptionsRecto, in letterpress, below woodcut frame: Ghedruckt t/Amsterdam by Willem Ianssen in de vergulde Sonnewyser.ProvenanceFranz Rechberger (b. 1771 - d. 1841; Lugt 2133), Vienna. Jean François Désiré Boillard (b. 1824 - d. 1900; Lugt 731); possibly March 27-28, 1874, his sale, Delberg-Cormont. Henry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)