A Modern Hercules
S. W. Fores
published November 17, 1795
Medium
Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
37.5 × 26.5 cm (14 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
89849
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
S. W. Fores · 1785–1825
**Samuel William Fores (1761–1838), often credited simply as S. W. Fores, was a leading English publisher and printseller whose Piccadilly shop became a landmark during the Golden Age of Georgian caricature.** Born on 8 March 1761, Fores was the son of a cloth merchant and stationer-bookseller. He was apprenticed to his father in 1775 and completed his training in 1782. The following year he esta...