Hercules Between Virtue and Vice, graphite study
A graphite sketch on tan paper shows three figures: a helmeted, armored warrior with a staff on the left, a seated nude male at center, and a woman with hair in a bun gesturing on the right. Loose, sketchy lines and soft shading suggest a study for a composition.
- Artist
- Eugène Delacroix
- Date
- 1849–52
- Medium
- Graphite on tan tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1354 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1852).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
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 Charles Deering Collection