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Hercules and the Hydra
1922–25
John Singer Sargent, American, 1856–1925
347.98 x 317.5 cm (137 x 125 in.)
Oil on canvas
Classification: PaintingsOn view in the: Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Colonnade Museum of Fine Arts, BostonFrancis Bartlett Donation of 1912 and Picture Fund, 1925
Accession number: 25.647Provenance/Ownership History: The artist; commissioned by the MFA in 1921 for $40,000 (for 25.636-25.651) and installed on ceiling side aisle, Huntington Avenue stairway, 1925.This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):
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