Hercules spinning with Omphale wearing his lion skin and holding his club: P.1711-1991

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 323 mm Width 227 mm
Sheet Height 323 mm Width 227 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

• Text: 1590
• Location: Image lower left
• Method of creation: Printed
• Type: Date

• Text: Hercules / loquitur
• Location: Plate lower left
• Method of creation: Printed
• Type: Inscription

Inscription present: Two blocks of four lines

• Text: Quas mare velivolum, quas, terra, ferae, orcus, Olimpus, / Immanes populi quas timuere manus, / Has ego Maeonia' clava tremefactus, inermis / Femineae cogor supposuisse colo. // Femina tela tulit Lernaeis atra venenis, / Ferre gravem lana vix satis apta colum. / Discite mortales sint in amore Venena / Mars quem non poterit vincere vincit amor.
• Location: Plate lower centre
• Method of creation: Printed
• Type: Inscription

• Text: B: S: inuentor:
• Location: Plate lower right
• Method of creation: Printed
• Type: Monogram

• Text: A: [Plumed Helmet] fecit:
• Location: Plate lower right
• Method of creation: Printed
• Type: Monogram

• Text: Bal: Caimox: ex[c]:
• Location: Plate lower right
• Method of creation: Printed
• Type: Signature

Inscription present: Unidentified variant

• Text: Unidentified [shield?]
• Type: Watermark

• Text: 1178
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1711-1991
Primary reference Number: 85949
Hollstein (German): 2
Nagler (Monogrammisten): 51
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): p. 179 [under Spranger]
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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