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Engraving of a muscular hero raising a club over a rowboat as a sea monster rises in churning waves, with a seated woman on rocks at right.

Hercules rescuing Hesione from a sea-monster. Engraving by B. Picart after C. Le Brun.

A black-and-white engraving shows a muscular bearded hero in a dark cloak raising a club above a rowboat, while a sea monster with a serpentine body surfaces in churning waves. A seated nude woman rests on a rocky outcrop at right, and a coastal town lies under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Charles Le Brun
Date
1710-1719
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2007 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1719.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hércules rescatando a Hesíone de un monstruo marino

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra a un héroe musculoso y barbado con una capa oscura que levanta una maza sobre una barca, mientras un monstruo de cuerpo serpenteante emerge entre olas agitadas. A la derecha, una mujer desnuda está sentada sobre unas rocas, y al fondo se ve una costa bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Hércules resgatando Hesíone de um monstro marinho

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra um herói musculoso e barbado, com capa escura, erguendo um bastão sobre um barco a remo, enquanto um monstro de corpo serpenteante emerge entre ondas agitadas. À direita, uma mulher nua está sentada sobre rochas, e ao fundo há uma costa sob um céu nublado.

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