A Shepherd under a Ruined Arch with the Farnese Hercules — Johannes Antiquus | DiscoverArt

Johannes Antiquus

A Shepherd under a Ruined Arch with the Farnese Hercules

1726–50

Black chalk, pen and gray and some brown ink, with gray wash; framing lines in black ink

36.2 × 23.8 cm (14.3 × 9.4 in)

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