Gray wash drawing of a seated draped woman, a reclining nude man at left, a bending figure at right, and a faint sketched figure lifting a body above.

Hermes Carries Off Ares from the Sleeping Sons of Aloeus, by Henry Fuseli

A graphite and gray wash drawing on cream paper shows a seated woman in flowing drapery at center, with a reclining nude male figure at left and a bending figure at right. Above, a faint sketched figure strains to lift a limp body, suggesting the rescue scene the title names.

Artist: Henry Fuseli
Date: 1819
Medium: Graphite and brush and black wash, with touches of charcoal (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream wove paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1217 px

Download full size

Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1819).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

19th century romantic era 1810s 1819 mythology figure study neoclassical graphite drawing hermes henry fuseli gray wash