Identification title(s): hercules as a child kills the snakes. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-2948. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) e. 30. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '9'. Description: hercules as a naked little boy, sitting on the ground with a snake in each hand. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object), according to own design by: albrecht altdorfer. Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: ca. 1506 - 1538. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 25 mm × w 25 mm. Subject: what: hercules strangles two serpents in his cradle. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between circa 1506 and circa 1538.
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