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Heracles as a baby with the snakes of Hera: PD.332-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Heracles as a baby with the snakes of Hera

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Gahagan, Lucius

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 311 mm
Width: 236 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Black chalk
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Black chalk, pen and ink with watercolour on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L Gahagan / Delint
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Sketchd from a complete adult of four years old born in London
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.332-R
Primary reference Number: 29060
Temporary Perceval number: PB332
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Heracles as a baby with the snakes of Hera" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29060 Accessed: 2024-09-25 14:28:55

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29060 |title=Heracles as a baby with the snakes of Hera |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-09-25 14:28:55|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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