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Hercules and Venus (or Adam and Eve)
Hercules and Venus (or Adam and Eve)

Hercules and Venus (or Adam and Eve)

Creator Johann Heinrich Meissner (German, 1700 - 1777)
Datec. 1740
Mediumboxwood, walnut
DimensionsOverall (Venus, including pedestals): 31.2 x 7.7 x 7.4 cm (12 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Object numberAGOID.29336
Copyright
© 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario
Category
Location
  • Gallery 109 Thomson European

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