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Hercules Rescues Deianira from Nessus

Couly Nouailher (French, b. 1514, active 1574) (Artist)
mid 16th century (Renaissance)
painted enamel on copper
(Renaissance Europe )

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HERCVLES ET DIANIRA LA BELE-HERCLES ET DIANIR

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Emile Gavet Collection Sale, Paris, May 31-June 9, 1897, no. 701; Michel Boy, Paris, by purchase; Michel Boy Collection Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, May 15, 1905, no. 208; George Robinson Harding, London, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, April 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

France, Limoges (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 3 5/16 x W: 2 9/16 in. (8.4 x 6.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

44.264

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1–8 p.m.
  • Monday—Tuesday: Closed

Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

Phone

410-547-9000

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