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Grey wash drawing of Hermes, winged and nude, seated on clouds, blowing a horn and holding a staff within an arched frame.

Hermes

A winged, nude male figure with a winged helmet sits on a cloud bank, raising a curved horn to his lips and holding a staff with a draped cloak billowing behind him. The grey-wash drawing shows soft shading, pen outlines and a curved arched border framing the sky.

Artist
Johann August Nahl The Younger
Date
ca. 1781
Medium
Lead pencil, pen and dark ink, brush and black and gray watercolors on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2637 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1786).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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