Who created "Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna"?

Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna was created by Gustave Moreau in c. 1876.

When was "Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna" created?

This artwork was created c. 1876.

Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna

Q: What medium is "Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna"?

Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna is Pen and brown and black ink and graphite, with touches of brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white, discolored, on cream laid paper prepared with a pale brown wash, tipped on blue laid paper, laid down on cream board.

Gustave Moreau

c. 1876

Medium

Pen and brown and black ink and graphite, with touches of brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white, discolored, on cream laid paper prepared with a pale brown wash, tipped on blue laid paper, laid down on cream board

Dimensions

18.3 × 15.8 cm (7 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

100264

About the Artist

Gustave Moreau

French painter, Paris. Comment on works: religious, mythology, history, allegory

Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna

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