# Hercules Slaying the Hydra, in 16th-century Netherlands

Jan Harmensz. Muller made this in about 1602, aged about 26. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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## The work

- Date: c. 1602
- Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions: Plate: 51 × 36.3 cm (20 1/8 × 14 5/16 in.); sheet: 51.7 × 37 cm (20 3/8 × 14 5/8 in.)
- Type: Print
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.1179
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Jan Harmensz. Muller](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/jan-harmensz-muller), Dutch, 1571–1628

Muller came from an Amsterdam family of engravers and publishers and became one of the most accomplished Dutch Mannerist engravers.

4 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by Jan Harmensz. Muller](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/jan-harmensz-muller?hang=750) (4 works)
- [More Dutch Golden Age](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/dutch-golden-age?hang=750) (44 works)
- [The 16th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16?hang=750) (210 works)

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