21- Vincent Le Sueur; French: 1668-1743
and Charles Nicolas Cochin; French: 1688-1754

after Raphael; Italian: 1483-1520

Hercules Gaulois, or Eloquence, c. 1725

Etching printed in grey; two wood blocks printed in three shades of brown with green hand colouring

The original drawing is no longer attributed to Raphael. However the resulting print is remarkable in its attention to detail and its workmanship. In this instance two other colours were added in watercolour after the plate was printed: red and dark green.