HERCULES AT THE CROSSROADS
Circa 1498
Story:
With monogram
320×220 mm
Handbooks:
Impression in the Museum collections
Late 15th century
Second state, a high-quality impression from a finished plate
Watermark:
a high crown
Provenance:
N. Basnin’s collection;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1918;
in the Museum since 1924
Inv. Г-5170
Comments:
the impression is dated by watermark (M. 63, II, a)
Other impressions in the Museum collections:
Inv. Г-2880, on paper with the same watermark as Inv. Г-5170. The impression dates from the same time, but the sheet is in a bad condition, many parts of paper are missing