The Farnese Hercules, seen from behind [plate 4]

The etching technique allowed Perrier to achieve fine details and closely render the musculature and drapery of the figure. The dense, intricate lines characteristic of etching are well-suited to studying the human body in motion.

Published in Paris in 1638 as part of Perrier's Segmenta nobilium signorum et statuarum, this print was one of a collection of etchings after antique statues. Perrier was a French painter and printmaker who played a significant role in introducing the Roman Baroque style to France.

Perrier's reproductive prints, including this etching, served as visual references for later European artists and collectors, influencing the development of art in the region.