Sheet of studies: The young Hercules; Sleeping Venus

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Title/s: Sheet of studies: The young Hercules; Sleeping Venus (recto title) Maker/s: Carracci, Agostino (draughtsman) [ULAN info: Italian artist, 1557-1602] Technique Description: recto: black and red chalks, a line of black ink acts as a border on all sides Dimensions: height: 578 mm, width: 307 mm

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Accession Number: PD.10-1959 recto
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 403 pixels
Processed with: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Filesize: 53.18kB

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