Hercules chases the Erymanthian Boar
Etienne Delaune French
Not on view
Engraving, part of a set of 12 mythological scenes, created by Etienne Delaune in Strasbourg in 1573. Each scene is presented inside an oval frame made up of two thin ovals, which contains an inscription for the scene. In this engraving, Hercules rides a horse in the center of the frame, armed with a bow, and following the Erymanthian Boar. His bow was a present from Apollo, and the horse was offered by Neptune. In the story of the Erymanthian Boar, Hercules forces the boar out of his wallow and chases him around the mountain, shouting as loud as he could, before trapping the boar and carrying it back to Mycenae, where Eurystheus waited for him to bring the boar back.
